The USSR extended its sphere of influence into Yugoslavia and Albania by supporting the communist parties in those countries. Yugoslavia separated from the USSR later on after a fight between those who supported the USSR way of Communism, that is Stalin, and those who supported the socialistic way, that is Tito.
By killing the whiteys, of course! HaHa!
In July 1938, Corrigan piloted the single-engine plane nonstop from California to New York. Although the transcontinental flight was far from unprecedented, Corrigan received national attention simply because the press was amazed that his rattletrap aircraft had survived the journey.