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Today in History – March 2

1949 – Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.

Boeing KB-50J Superfortress

1991 – Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.

Oil well fire
Exploding wellheads