1918: U.S. airmail begins service between Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
1940: Nylon stockings went on general sale to the general public for the first time in the United States. Women lined up at stores across the country to obtain the precious goods.
1942: Wartime gasoline rationing, limiting sales to three gallons a week for non-essential vehicles, goes into effect in 17 states.
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Today's Birthdays:
Writer Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919)
Singer-songwriter Brian Eno (1948)
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