1959: American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.

1961: President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and TV.

1988: Vice President George Bush and Dan Rather clashed on ''The CBS Evening News'' as the anchorman attempted to question the Republican presidential candidate about his role in the Iran-Contra affair.

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