 On this date in 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut became the first Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. On this date in 51, the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was first published by Little Brown and Company. On this date in 57, Marine Corps Major John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record by flying a Vought F-8U Crusader jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 8.4 seconds.