Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
2. Born. Daniel arap Moi, 2nd President of Kenya (d. 2020)
4. Born. Joan Aiken, English writer (d. 2004)
16. Born. Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)
28. US Army pilots John Harding and Erik Nelson complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe; it has taken them 175 days and 74 stops before their return to Seattle
30. Born. Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)