THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator who rose to international fame in 1927 after becoming the first person to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in his monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis.
Detailed explanation-2: -On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lindbergh, (born February 4, 1902, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.-died August 26, 1974, Maui, Hawaii), American aviator, one of the best-known figures in aeronautical history, remembered for the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York City to Paris, on May 20–21, 1927.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was a barnstormer and air mail pilot. He gained worldwide fame as the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic. He flew the Spirit of St. Louis to all 48 states to show that airplanes could provide a safe, reliable mode of transportation.
Detailed explanation-5: -Charles A. Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis just before takeoff from Roosevelt Field, NY. May 20, 1927.