Lindbergh kidnapping
Without much fanfare, Charles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1902. The year in which he turned 25 years old, Charles would receive his fanfare. In fact, because of his actions on May 21, 1927, Lindberg would become a household name throughout the world.
Famous
Charles Lindbergh and his aircraft the Spirit of St. Louis took off from a muddy runway at Long Island’s Roosevelt Field on the morning of May 20, 1927. The next day he safely touched down on a runway in Paris, France. An ecstatic crowd of some 150,000 people had gathered at the French airfield to witness the historic moment.
Lindberg was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. He was an instant worldwide celebrity. One person reportedly said that crowds were “behaving as though Lindbergh had walked on water, not flown over it.”
Five years later, the Lindbergh name would be broadcast around the world once more. This time it was a much darker event. The fame and fortune of Charles’ life had attracted attention by those of the criminal element.
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