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Birth Of Charles Lindbergh
On Februrary 4th, 1902, soon-to-be famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was born. Father: Charles Lindbergh Sr.
Mother: Mary Lindbergh
He was born in his Uncle Edwin's three-story brownstone in Michigan. -
Where He Learned To Fly
Charles Lindbergh's first job was being a mechanic. That's how he first became interested. He taught himself how to fly by learning the mechanics of planes on April1, 1922. He decided he didn't want to be taught by a teacher and said to himself "I want to be able to someday tell the stry of how I taught my self how to fly." -
Gets Plane From Father
Father cosigns a $900 dollar bank loan for Charles to buy a surplus airplane. -
Charles' First Solo Flight
He flew this flight in late May. This flight took place in his plane "Lone Eagle". He flew to Montgomery, Alabama and back. -
First Emergency Jump!
He collided with another aviator in midair and had to jump! -
Fourth Emergency Jump
The harsh weather causes him to jump and he lands on a barb wire fence. Thankfully, though, his heavy, thick suit protected him from getting scratched and bruised up. -
Charles Signs to Get The Spirit of St. Louis
He signed to get the Spirit of St. Louis wih Ryan Aeronautical.
It cost him $10, 580 bucks. -
Charles Tested out the Spirit of St. Louis
Charles started a two-day flight testing out his new plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. -
Charles Lindbergh Non-Stop Flight
On May 20, 1927, Charles LIndbergh started his non-stop flight from New York to Paris. He took off at 7:52 A.M. He flew his trusty old plane: The Spirit of St. Louis. -
Charles Lindbergh Returns From Non-stop Flight
On May 21, 1927, Cahrles Lindbergh returns fromm his non-stop flight starting in New York and landing in Paris. When he emerges from his plane, he is met by thousands of people all joined together. They yelled and screamed out his name in perfect harmony. -
Article from unknown Newspaper
"LINDBERGH TAKES DIVE IN SUBMARINE OFF COCO SOLO: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh yesterday afternoon took a nose dive. It was not, however, in an airplane but in the O-9, one of the big submarines based at Coco Solo. The Lone Eagle was taken on a cruise around the harbor under a very choppy sea and it was said he showed a great deal of interest in the operation of the big undersea ship. The flying colonel was the guest of Captain Ward Wortmann, commandant of the submarine base." -
Charles Lindbergh Got Congressional Medal Of Honor
On March 21, 1928(one year after his non-stop flight), Charles Lindbergh was presented the Congressional Medal Of Honor. This medal is a great honor and not very many people recieve it. -
Marries
Charles Lindbergh marries the shy daughter of Dwight Morrow. Her name is Anne Morrow. She didn't die until 2001. -
1st Baby for Charles
On this day, the 1st baby of Charles' was born. His name was Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. -
Lindbergh's baby was kidnapped
On the night of March 2,1932, the lindbergh child was kidnapped! The baby's name was Cahrles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. When the nanny went to check on the baby, he was gone. She saw muddy footprints leading to the window, which was broken from the outside. -
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. Dies
The same day that Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped, he was killed. This is just an approximation. No one knows for sure when Charles Jr. actually died. -
Leaves for Sout Pacific
He goes to South Pacific to fight 50 combat missions. -
Movie
The movie about Charles premiers in Hollywood. It stars Jimmy Stewart as Charles. -
The Spirit of St. Louis
The book of Charles Lindbergh's Life came out on this day. It was titled 'The Spirit of St. Louis." Thsi book was based of of the movie, Charles Lindbergh. -
Charles Lindbergh Death
Charles Lindbergh dies of cancer.
