Happy Birthday, Stewardesses

Yes, you in the fabulous oxygen mask. And your colleagues. On this day back in 1930, long before they became flight attendants, stewardesses had their big debut. The Today in History column notes that registered nurse Ellen Church started work as a stewardess for Boeing Air Transport on a flight from Oakland to Chicago. Slate, which suggests it was actualy a flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne, has a slide show to mark the occasion.

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