THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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It took Charles Lindbergh 33 hours to ____ across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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sail a small boat
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fly solo
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fly with a woman pilot
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fly a zepplin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The flight took 33 hours and 30 minutes. In the book The Spirit of St.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field in New York on May 20, 1927, many doubted he would successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean. Yet Lindbergh landed safely in Paris less than 34 hours later, becoming the first pilot to solo a nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.
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