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* [[John L. Sullivan (United States Navy)|John L. Sullivan]] resigned as [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] in protest against the decision to abandon construction of the supercarrier.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Waggoner |first=Walter H. |date=April 27, 1949 |title=Sullivan Quits as Head of Navy In Protest on Halting Carrier |journal=[[The New York Times]] |page=1 }}</ref> |
* [[John L. Sullivan (United States Navy)|John L. Sullivan]] resigned as [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] in protest against the decision to abandon construction of the supercarrier.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Waggoner |first=Walter H. |date=April 27, 1949 |title=Sullivan Quits as Head of Navy In Protest on Halting Carrier |journal=[[The New York Times]] |page=1 }}</ref> |
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* The country of Transjordan changed its name to the Hashemite Kingdom of [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Patai |first=Raphael |date=1958 |title=The Kingdom of Jordan |url=https://archive.org/details/kingdomofjordan0000unse|url-access=registration |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/kingdomofjordan0000unse/page/48 48] |isbn=9781400877997 }}</ref> |
* The country of Transjordan changed its name to the Hashemite Kingdom of [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Patai |first=Raphael |date=1958 |title=The Kingdom of Jordan |url=https://archive.org/details/kingdomofjordan0000unse|url-access=registration |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/kingdomofjordan0000unse/page/48 48] |isbn=9781400877997 }}</ref> |
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* Bill Barris and Dick Reidel landed their converted [[Aeronca Aircraft|Aeronca]] plane ''Sunkist Lady'' in [[Fullerton, California]] after setting a new [[flight endurance record]] of 1,008 hours and 2 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityoffullerton.com/gov/departments/public_works/airport/the_sunkist_lady.asp |title=The Sunkist Lady |website=CityofFullerton.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 }}</ref> |
* Bill Barris and Dick Reidel landed their converted [[Aeronca Aircraft|Aeronca]] plane ''Sunkist Lady'' in [[Fullerton, California]] after setting a new [[flight endurance record]] of 1,008 hours and 2 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityoffullerton.com/gov/departments/public_works/airport/the_sunkist_lady.asp |title=The Sunkist Lady |website=CityofFullerton.com |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909053322/http://www.cityoffullerton.com/gov/departments/public_works/airport/the_sunkist_lady.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* '''Born:''' [[Jerry Blackwell]], professional wrestler, in [[Stone Mountain, Georgia]] (d. 1995) |
* '''Born:''' [[Jerry Blackwell]], professional wrestler, in [[Stone Mountain, Georgia]] (d. 1995) |
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