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1997 Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million
1996 Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer, dies at 42 1995 Adrienne Keith Cohen, travel editor, dies at 69 1995 Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency begins charging $15 service fee 1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 1992 Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61 1992 Bob den Uyl, Dutch journalist and writer (Restless Travel), dies at 61 1992 Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies 1991 Leonardus S van Egerat, travel expert, dies at 68 1991 Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad 1990 Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies 1981 2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2 1981 Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63 1972 U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China 1969 Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr. Garlund), dies at 62 1968 Commercial air travel begins between U.S. and U.S.S.R. 1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam 1963 West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1961 Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer 1961 East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West and East Berlin 1960 CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" 1956 3rd class travel on British Railways ends 1955 Building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins 1954 Hans Lodeizen, Johan Frederik, poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26 1946 Harry Truman becomes 1st U.S. president to travel in a submerged sub 1946 U.S. Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel 1944 Rommel and von Rundstedt travel to Berchtesgaden 1941 Paul Theroux, American travel book writer, Mosquito Coast 1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane 1940 Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt became 1st President to travel through Panama Canal 1931 Dervla Murphy, travel author, Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule 1928 Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On 1926 Jan Morris, travel writer, Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys 1926 Adrienne Keith Cohen, travel editor 1923 Leonardus S van Egeraat, Dutch travel expert 1923 James Kirkup, travel writer/poet/novelist, African in Greenland 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1917 Richard Boone, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1894 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play 1892 Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83 1885 Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min 1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency 1831 Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle 1831 John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle 1812 Ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer, Oblomov 1808 Thomas Cook, founder, Cook travel bureau 1801 Karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books 1304 Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer, Travels in Asia and Africa |
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