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Sunday, June 17, 2012

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Flying Round-The-World With Pan Am: A June 17th Anniversary

A globe, looking at China, India and the surrounding region.

June 17, 2012 Pan Am inaugurated the first regular round-the-world airline service 65 years ago today. Passengers could disembark at any of eight cities, then simply reboard and continue when the flight came around again.

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