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威尼斯人娱乐场 Launches New -Inside the Vaults- Video Short
Press Release 路 Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 today launched its fourth 鈥淚nside the Vaults鈥� video short featuring a group of eight Army airmen who set out in 1924 to be the first humans to circle the globe by air. On their journey over Arctic mountain passes and vast Indian deserts, they would lose half their planes and set numerous records to become what were dubbed the "Magellans of the Sky" (named for Ferdinand Magellan, who led an expedition to circle the globe by sea in 1519).

Prologue staff writer Rob Crotty describes their journey in the 威尼斯人娱乐场' 2:24 minute produced "Inside the Vaults" .

More information on these daring men can be found in Crotty鈥檚 鈥�Magellans of the Sky鈥� article in the Summer 2010 issue of Prologue magazine, the award-winning quarterly publication of the 威尼斯人娱乐场.

Background on 鈥淚nside the Vaults鈥�

鈥淚nside the Vaults鈥� is part of the ongoing effort by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 to make its collections, stories, and accomplishments more accessible to the public. 鈥淚nside the Vaults鈥� gives voice to Archives staff and users, highlights new and exciting finds at the Archives, and reports on complicated and technical subjects in easily understandable presentations. Earlier topics include the conservation of the original Declaration of Independence, the new Grace Tully collection of documents at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library, and the Federal Register 2.0 website. The film series is free to view and distribute on our .

Created by a former broadcast network news producer, the "Inside the Vaults" video shorts series presents 鈥渂ehind the scenes鈥� exclusives and offer surprising glimpses of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 treasures. These videos are in the public domain and not subject to any copyright restrictions. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 encourages the free distribution of them.

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For press information, contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Affairs staff at 202-357-5300.

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