Summary On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop ...

On June 11, 1927, Charles Lindbergh received the first Distinguished Flying Cross awarded. Since 1927, aviators honored with this medal have included World War II pilots President George H.W. Bush, ...

And when Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis on Paris’ Le Bourget field, people everywhere—groundlings with a sudden vision of a boundless future—experienced a leap of the heart.

Global celebrity Charles Lindbergh and master politician President Franklin D. Roosevelt dueled over America’s entry into World War II prior to Pearl Harbor. The world-famous aviator, through ...

A ransom message sent on a postcard to Charles Lindbergh after the disappearance of his young son. The New York Times At the time of the boy’s kidnapping his father was a national hero.

The abduction of Charles Lindbergh’s young son captivated America in the 1930s. Could crucial clues prove that investigators convicted the wrong man?

It was May 20, 1927 that Charles Lindbergh mounted his attempt to fly from Long Island in New York to France. He landed in Paris more than 30 hours later, becoming the first pilot to make a solo ...

Who Really Kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby? Retired Judge Believes Charles Lindbergh Offered Up His Child For Medical Experiments Charles Lindbergh was a known believer in eugenics, and his son was ...

The front page of the Sunday Telegram on this day in 1927 informed waking readers of Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight to Paris. The aviator's trip from New York, a journey of more than 33 hours ...

Aviator Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic transatlantic flight on this day in history, May 20, 1927. He would not land until 33-and-a-half hours later.