Las Vegas has always attracted celebrities. And so has its airport. Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is currently offering passengers a chance to see photos of some of the famous folks that have passed through its terminals. An exhibit titled “Neon Gateway” is on view in the walkway between the C/D gates security checkpoint and […]
On February 7, 1964 Beatlemania arrived in the United States in the form of John, Paul, George and Ringo stepping off Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 at New York’s Kennedy Airport. They’d flown over from London Heathrow Airport, were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans and two days later appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show […]
Las Vegas has always attracted celebrities. And so has its airport. Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is currently offering passengers a chance to see photos of some of the famous folks that have passed through its terminals. An exhibit titled “Neon Gateway” is on view in the walkway between the C/D gates security checkpoint and […]
On February 7, 1964 Beatlemania arrived in the United States in the form of John, Paul, George and Ringo stepping off Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 at New York’s Kennedy Airport. They’d flown over from London Heathrow Airport, were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans and two days later appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show […]
What do Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Louis Armstrong, Chubby Checker, Warren Beatty, Peter Fonda, Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope all have in common? They were all passengers on Air Canada or its predecessor, Trans Canada Air Lines (TCA), sometime during the past 75 years. As part of a slew of activities to mark its 75th […]
(Re-posting 2/7/12) Thanks to ThisDayin History.com for the reminder that on this day, February 7, back in 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport with its special cargo of Beatles. According to History.com: It was the first visit to the United States by […]