<div class="ribbon-theme">Travel</div>
Lost In Transit
How to spot your suitcase — fast
By CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT / WASHINGTON POST

Hey you — you with the nondescript black suitcase! Don’t let your luggage leave your home tagless. It could be making a one-way trip.

When it comes to luggage tags, travelers have more options than ever these days. There are tags that can track your checked-in suitcases and tags that can make almost any personal statement you care to make.

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<div class="ribbon-theme">Aviation</div>
Aviation
Last United Boeing 747 flight departs SFO for Honolulu
By AMY HOLLYFIELD / KGO SAN FRANCISCO

It’s the end of an era for the Boeing 747. With its iconic hump, United’s last “queen of the skies” will be retired today at San Francisco International Airport.

“It’s a special place in my heart and I wasn’t born in the 70s, I want to see what it was like to fly back in the 70s,” said Vincent Forni, San Francisco.

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Photography
Photos of the 1939 New York World’s Fair
By ALAN TAYLOR / THE ATLANTIC

The famous theme of the 1939 New York World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow.” One part of that world, another theme showcased throughout the fair, was “electrification”— the growing use of electricity to light and power not only factories and businesses, but also homes and public spaces.

The Lucky Strike Cigarettes and Wonderbread buildings are shown illuminated at the 1939 World's Fair

Photographer Peter Campbell captured many scenes from the fair in full color, both during the day and at night—when bright and colorful lighting washed over the pavilions, fountains, and sculptures throughout the fairgrounds. Be sure to also see earlier photo coverage here of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

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