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

1959

Gypsy opened at Broadway Theater in NYC for 702 performances.

2024

The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.

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.

1999

All My Children star Susan Lucci, at last, won a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history.

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