The story behind the plane that carried Lindbergh across the Atlantic.
The abduction of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. and the subsequent "Trial of the Century"
Controversial views dissolve Lindbergh's hero status.
A young Lindbergh takes to the air and becomes a barnstormer.
It was a dangerous job, but someone had to do it.
Timeline of aviation milestones.
On May 20, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh left Long Island's Roosevelt Field in a single-engine plane built by Ryan Airlines.Â
List of reources for further reading.
Have students consider which modes of transportation they might use to travel from New York to San Francisco and how long each journey would take.Â
By the mid-1800s New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth.
What some viewed as folly, Alfred Ely Beach would embrace as possibility. Â
The success of the Interborough Rapid Transit System, more commonly referred to as the IRT, created an immediate demand for its expansion.
