Charles A. Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was a famous American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. In "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lindbergh is briefly mentioned as a symbol of modernity and progress during the Jazz Age of the 1920s. He represents the new possibilities and excitement of the era.
Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight
Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington
Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in the spirit of St.Louis. The stockmarket crashed in 1929, and the first talking movie came out.
Non-stop flight of over 3,600 miles from Long Island, NY to Paris, France in 1927 aboard "Spirit of St. Louis".
Cagney was able to pay his bills -- barely -- through dancing and acting on the stage in the 1920s. He was respected by his colleagues for his talent and effort but hardly what I would call a "celebrity."
Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh became a hero due to being the first to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean to land in France. His airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis is an exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.
Some of the heroes during the 1920s were....Jacob Lawrence, an African American artist and painted the Great MigrationLangston Hughes, an African American poetLouis Armstrong, a famous African American jazz playerDuke Ellington, a band leader and a piano playerBabe Ruth,a famous baseball player and played for the New York YankeesAmelia Earhart, the first person to fly solo across the Pacific OceanCharles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Popular 1920's DanceThe Foxtrot became popular in the 1920s.
The most famous American pilot may be Charles Augustus Lindbergh. He was the first person to fly from New York to Paris, non-stop. This makes him the first person in history to have been on two sides of the Atlantic Ocean in one day. He is also famous for the kidnapping and murder of his son Charles, Jr. in the 1920s.