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1954 - Douglas Municipal Airport Opens

Douglas Municipal Airport Opens
Event Date: 
1954
Event Type: 
Modern Era Begins 1946-1959

Douglas Municipal Airport opens: July 10, 1954.

At the new Douglas Municipal Airport, Pastors Calhoun, Wertz, Hawkins, Givens, Martin Luther King, Jr., Kelly Alexander, Sr., Pastors Kerry, Humphrey, Shipman, and an unknown person are departing for the National Baptist Convention.