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October 19, 1936

On October 19, 1936, new York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.

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New York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran.

The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and The Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.

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1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1936th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 936th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1930s decade.

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On October 19, 1936

1936 New York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran.

New York City newspaper (1931–1966)

The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and The Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.

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Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)

Robert F. Overmyer 1936– American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)

Bert Sugar 1936– American author and boxing historian (died 2012)

Pippo Baudo 1936– Italian television presenter (died 2025)

Albert Finney 1936– English actor (died 2019)

Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (died 2023)

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