Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 20, 1953: Woman sails solo across Atlantic

COMPLETING FIRST CROSSING of the Atlantic by lone woman, Mrs. Ann Davison, 38, waves happily to crowds at Miami, Fla. The Englishwoman sailed the ocean in a 23-foot sailboat.

COMPLETING FIRST CROSSING of the Atlantic by lone woman, Mrs. Ann Davison, 38, waves happily to crowds at Miami, Fla. The Englishwoman sailed the ocean in a 23-foot sailboat.

This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.

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