May 21 in American History
Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after flying alone and nonstop from New York — 33.5 hours in a tiny plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, with no radio and no sleep. He became the most famous man in the world overnight. A single act of individual daring that captured the American imagination and shrank the ocean.
In 1927: Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight. Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after flying alone and nonstop from New York — 33.5 hours in a tiny plane, the Spirit of St.
Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after flying alone and nonstop from New York — 33.5 hours in a tiny plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, with no radio and no sleep. He became the most famous man in the world overnight. A single act of individual daring that captured the American imagination and shrank the ocean.
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