On This Date in Minnesota History: May 20

May 20-21, 1927 – Minnesota native Charles A. Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on [these dates]. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him. But Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone nonstop. Lindbergh's feat gained him immediate, international fame. The press named him ‘Lucky Lindy’ and the ‘Lone Eagle.’ Americans and Europeans idolized the shy, slim young man and showered him with honors.”

“On May 20, Lindbergh took off in the Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field, near New York City, at 7:52 A.M. He landed at Le Bourget Field, near Paris, on May 21 at 10:21 P.M. Paris time (5:21 P.M. New York time). Thousands of cheering people had gathered to meet him. He had flown more than 3,600 miles (5,790 kilometers) in 33 1/2 hours.”

http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/index.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LindberghStLouis.jpg

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