1930: The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
1942: Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
Famous Elder Generation people born on January 6:
1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
1937 – Lou Holtz, American football coach
1940 Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
Feature Year is 1930 Link to Wikipedia 1930 click here
Note from MissDazey: Most of the information on the new Wednesday feature will come directly from Wikipedia. When I give links to other sites, news sites, blogs, etc I will give credit to the author.