May 24, 1930 – Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly from England to Australia.
On William H. Carney
“I was a private in Co. “C” of the Mass. Vols. I saw Sergeant Carney carry the colors across the ditch, and on he went across the curtain of the fort, and I saw him wounded with the Stars and Stripes in his hand. He said “The Old flag never touched the ground.””
– Charles H. Harrison
On This Day
May 23, 1900 – Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner.
On This Day
May 22, 1992 – Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time. He had been host for 30 years.
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