Blizzard of Confetti gifts-mother's-day 670-mile flight proved that airplanes

670-mile flight proved that airplanes were viable for traveling long distances

though largely relegated to support roles

particularly Owens (1913-1980)

3 in the 2017 Times guide

the 500-foot High Roller in Las Vegas

Blizzard of Confetti gifts-mother's-day 670-mile flight proved that airplanesMidtown Manhattan turned white with confetti when 52,000 members of the American Legion marched along Fifth Avenue. About two million spectators gathered to watch the parade, which lasted more than 12 hours. The ticker tape that blanketed the city afterward? The Times called it an "August snowfall." The parade, a "stirring panorama of color and music," capped off the four day American Legion National Convention, which The Times covered extensively