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Almanac: Aviator Wiley Post

On July 22, 1933, the pilot completed the first solo round-the-world flight, circling the globe in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes in his Lockheed Vega, the "Winnie Mae." Jane Pauley reports.
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