Charles Lindbergh and the First Solo Transatlantic Flight

On May 21, 1927

In the Spirit of St Louis, Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after the first-ever solo air crossing of Atlantic.

This Day in History - May 21

2001

French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.

1981

Bob Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica.

1969

NASA's Apollo 10 Spacecraft ran a test flight of the Lunar Lander Module close to the Moon’s surface.

1864

Russia declared an end to the Russian-Circassian War.

1951

The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.

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