THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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Orville and Wilbur Wright
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Georgia O’Keeffe
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Charles Lindbergh
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Amelia Earhart
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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 aircraft was christened The Spirit of St. Louis, and on May 12, 1927, Lindbergh flew it from San Diego to New York, setting a new record for the fastest transcontinental flight.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ninety years ago, on 21 May 1927, American aviator Charles Lindbergh set the world alight when he completed the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris.
Detailed explanation-4: -On May 20, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh left Long Island’s Roosevelt Field in a single-engine plane built by Ryan Airlines. The plane, named the Spirit of St. Louis, would not touch ground again until it reached Paris, France.
Detailed explanation-5: -Orteig Prize Upon reading about Fonck’s failure, Lindbergh began to plan his own flight to Paris, figuring that “a nonstop flight between New York and Paris would be less hazardous than flying mail for a single winter."