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June 27, 1930

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LONG TRIP ENDS AT 7:30 P.M.; Conqueror of Two Oceans Here From Harbor Grace in 151-2 Hours. BATTLED FOG ON THE WAY Greeted by Sir Ronald Lindsay, Who Is Jostled by Throngs, and by Whalen for City. CITY HALL WELCOME TODAY Harbor and Broadway Parades Abandoned--Craft Is Fueled for Hop Tomorrow to Pacific. Crowd Sweeps Over Field. Agree That Radio Saved Them. THE NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1930. City Roars Delight as Southern Cross Flies Above; Bulletins to Times Cover Trip Sir Ronald Nearly Struck. Have Less Than $100 Cash.

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Ross Perot

1930Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (died 2019)[†]

Henry Ross Perot was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an independent campaign in the 1992 U.S. presidential election and a third-party campaign in the 1996 U.S. presidential election as the nominee of the Reform Party, which was formed by grassroots supporters of Perot's 1992 campaign. Although he failed to carry a single state in either election, both campaigns were among the stronger presidential showings by a third party or independent candidate in U.S. history.

Tommy Kono

1930Tommy Kono, Japanese American weightlifter (died 2016)[†]

Tamio "Tommy" Kono was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and middle-heavyweight.