This Week in History

SEPTEMBER 12TH 1935: Howard Hughes sets an airspeed record in a plane of his own design. Hughes reached a speed of 352.46 miles per hour during the flight. 1959: Bonanza airs for the first time. The series was the first regularly scheduled TV show in color. It ran on NBC until 1973.

SEPTEMBER 13TH 1814: Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Originally titled “Defense of Fort McHenry,” t…