Charles Lindbergh
Born: February 4th 1902 - died August 26th, 1974
Charles Lindbergh came out of the shadows from obscurity on may 20th, 1927. He earned international fame over night when he flew non stop to make the first trans-atlantic flight from roosevelt field New York, to Le Bourget field in France. He was the first man to be in the Americas one day and Europe the next. For this exploit he received the militaries highest decoration, the medal of honor. Aside from fame he was also the first man that the french raised the american flag for other then delegates Other odds and ends to support his flight were the 10 cent us postal stamp issued with the spirit (his plane) printed out for the american public.
through the rest of his life Charles was a inventor, explorer, environmentalist, and prize winning author. Although his life was not all glamor, in march of 1932 his infant son was kidnaped. Charles Jr. was kidnapped on march 1st 1932 from his crib at just 20 months old. sadly however even with the whole nation searching and the ransom paid the child's remains were found on march 12th. This kidnapping was known as the crime of the century and resulted in congress passing a law to make kidnaping a federal offense.
These are only mere glimpses of the interesting life of Charles Lindbergh. He was a very involved man weather it was his opinions on hot topic issues and involvment in modern innovations.
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