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This Day in History:
July 13, 1919

The R-34 British dirigible commanded by Maj. George H. Scott completes the first lighter-than-air crossing of the Atlantic. Departing from the Firth of Forth, Scotland, the ship landed 75 hrs later in Mineola, Long Island, NY.