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War debts
Engineers, repairing sewer, find what is thought to be part of wall of Jerusalem dating back to 1,000 B C
Magistrate Silbermann denies J W Brown swayed rulings, but admits he welcomed "helpful" suggestions
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1931Leslie Caron, French actress and dancer[†]
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French and American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
1931United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).[†]
United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and six continents with more destinations than any other airline. Regional service operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express feeds its eight hubs, and the Star Alliance, of which United was one of the five founding airlines, extends its network throughout the world.
1931Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.[†]
Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.