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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport turns 50

01/11/24
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) turns 50 on January 13 and is kicking off a year-long party to celebrate. Events begin Saturday morning with 50th-anniversary giveaways including a special limited edition Coca-Cola bottle, selfie stations, and surprise performances in select terminals during the day. Passengers arriving on AA Flight 3589 from Little Rock, Ark., will →

From the SFO Museum: Matchbooks & Air Sickness Bags

05/03/23
The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation and to the airline industry. As part of its 52 Objects series this year, they’ve pulled out this matchbook showing the route map for Continental Airlines. Squeezing as much as possible onto a promotional →

Museum Monday: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

02/20/23
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, and lived there until 1908, when her family moved to Des Moines. Today Atchison honors its most famous hometown hero with a wide variety of attractions. Those include the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, a life-size statue of Earhart in the arboretum known →

Bessie Coleman honored with Barbie ‘Inspiring Women Series’ Doll

01/30/23
Mattel, maker of the iconic Barbie doll, has an Inspiring Women series that pays tribute to courageous women with Barbie dolls in their honor. Chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall, tennis star Billie Jean King, author Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride and First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, are among the women who have been honored →
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