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In March 1963, President John F. Kennedy performed a wreath-laying ceremony at O'Hare Airport [54] to honor Butch O'Hare. The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is honoring O'Hare with an F4F-3A on display and a plaque [55] dedicated by the USS Yorktown CV-10 association, "May Butch O'Hare rest in peace ...". O'Hare was a great man
O'Hare remained the world's busiest airport until it was eclipsed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 1998. O'Hare had four runways in 1955; [36] 8,000 foot (2,400 m) runway 14R/32L opened in 1956 and was extended to 11,600 feet (3,500 m) a few years later, allowing nonstops to Europe. Runway 9R/27L (now 10L/28R) opened in ...
The city chose the site to meet future aviation demands. They purchased additional land and renamed the airport Orchard Field. [4] In 1949, the airfield became Chicago O'Hare International Airport, named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a U.S. Navy flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient after the war. [citation needed]
Some airports have a fascinating naming history. Stacker reviewed North America's busiest airports and uncovered how 10 were named. The fascinating stories behind the names of 10 major airports in ...
Edward Joseph O'Hare, known to friends and family as E.J., was born on September 5, 1893, in St. Louis to first-generation Irish-American parents Patrick Joseph O'Hare and Cecelia Ellen Malloy O'Hare. On June 4, 1912, E.J. O'Hare married Selma Anna Lauth, a native of St. Louis, born on November 13, 1890. She traced her heritage to Germany.
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The Chicago O'Hare airport UFO story was picked up by various major mainstream media groups such as CNN, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Chicago Tribune, and NPR. On February 11, 2009, The History Channel aired an episode of the television show UFO Hunters with the title "Aliens at the Airport" in which they reviewed the incident. [3]