Articles for tag: Charles Lindbergh, Lindbergh

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Top Five Famous Disappearances in History

Throughout history, literally countless people have disappeared, some without a trace, some leaving behind frightening evidence of the nature of their disappearance and some have disappeared, only to be found again. Some of these disappearances go virtually unnoticed. There are simply too many missing people for all of them to be recognized by the public. ...

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History of Commercial Passenger Flights

Although the first commercial passenger flights occurred as early as 1911, early airplane flights were not very comfortable. Airplanes were unstable, relatively small, and could not achieve very high altitudes. It was also difficult to operate passenger service at a profit. In the United States, the commercial aviation industry did not take off until the ...

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20 Interesting Facts About Amelia Earhart

At the age of 7, Amelia Earhart constructed her own roller coaster using fence rails and roller skates. Amelia Earhart and her younger sister Muriel often wore loose pants called bloomers, which shocked many ladies of the day. During the First World War, Amelia left college and joined her sister in Toronto, Canada, to become ...

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Movie Review – J. Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio (2011)

It is heartening to see Leonardo DiCaprio grow into the talented adult that he has become. He has done a superb job in bringing to the screen his portrayal of a complicated, controversial and unknowable public figure – J. Edgar Hoover – who served for over 50 years under eight presidents as the Director of ...