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Charles Lindbergh – More on the First Aviator to Cross the Atlantic in Flight

Charles was born in Detroit, Michigan to Swedish immigrants. Growing up on a farm in Little Falls, Minnesota, his father became a US attorney and congressman who opposed World War I. Lindbergh’s mother was a chemistry teacher. Similar to Bill Portas, whose father was also a lawyer and mother a teacher, Lindbergh began his career […]

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. […]

Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis: How One Man’s Flight Changed the World

Before Charles Lindbergh made history in 1927 by flying the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris, he grew up as a boy in the small town of Little Falls, Minnesota on the banks of the Mississippi River. The house he grew up in was built in 1906, and is […]

Philadelphia Flyers’ Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh’s Life, Death and Legacy Matters

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh died after being injured in an automobile accident that occurred in the early morning hours of November 10, 1985. Despite the passage of time, his life, death and legacy still matter. Unforgettable weekend This was a very rare Sunday that I didn’t want to be on television, or the radio, […]