A few years ago, Linwood Riddick, of Summerville, S.C., recently learned of the 1968 "Orangeburg Massacre" protest at South Carolina State University, during which three Black students were killed. The Vietnam War veteran and retired shop owner felt compelled to honor their sacrifice by graduating from the HBCU – at the age of 79. Steve Hartman reports.
What began as the world's first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta in 1925 has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy to become a global carrier with 5,000 flights a day.
In 1925, what would become Delta Air Lines started as the world's first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta region. Nearly a century after its first passenger flight, the airline has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy, growing from a single passenger route to an international carrier with more than 5,000 flights a day. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave talks with Delta's CEO Ed Bastian about the airline's future amid worries about the economy and aviation safety; visits the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta; and attends a "garage sale" where the airline's fans can buy pieces of aviation history.
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor George Wendt, who earned six Emmy nominations for playing Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom "Cheers."
