Who or what is Salina famous for?
Bill Graves Forty-third Governor of Kansas, 1995-2003 Graves was born in Salina and graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University and the University of Kansas in business. He became the Secretary of State of Kansas in 1990. In 1994 he became one of the youngest Governors in Kansas history. After his term as Governor ended, he served as President of the American Trucking Associations. GlobalFlyer Aviator Steve Fossett set a world’s record in the GlobalFlyer for the first solo nonstop flight around the world on February 28-March 3, 2005. The flight lasted 67 hours, 1 minute and 10 seconds at an average speed of 342.2 mph over 22,936 statute miles. On March 17, 2006, he set an absolute world record distance over a closed circuit without landing. Both flights began and ended in Salina. GlobalFlyer; Steve Fossett; Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic sponsor, celebrate. H.D. Lee International retailer and manufacturer of Lee Jeans Lee began his business career in Ohio. When he came to Salina, h