Flyers looking for a home remedy Oct 7, 2009
With wins at Rocori, Moorhead and last week's stunning upset at St. Cloud Tech, football is fun again in the Charles Lindbergh community. A combination of tough defense and ball-control offense helped the Flyers win for the first time at Clark Field in St. Cloud since 1991. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Surprising first products Oct 4, 2009
The store was originally a sporting goods shop and outfitter; Abercrombie even outfitted Charles Lindbergh for his famous flight across the Atlantic. The version Abercrombie & Fitch you see in your local mall started to come about after Limited Brands bought the company in 1988. (CNN)
The Netflix Prize Was Brilliant Sep 23, 2009
Other notable innovation-prize winners include Charles Lindbergh, who won the in 1927 for flying across the Atlantic, and SpaceShipOne, which won the 2004 , a contest to launch a privately funded manned craft into space. Related in SlateTorie Bosch looked at. (Slate)
Neoconservatism founder Norman Podhoretz explores conundrum of ‘Why are Jews Liberals’ Sep 20, 2009
It was conservative isolationists like Charles Lindbergh, for instance, who strove to keep the United States from going to war against Hitler. And it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a liberal Democrat, who led the coalition that destroyed Nazi Germany and ended the Holocaust. (Boston Globe)
Missing Woman Sep 7, 2009
The life of Amelia Earhart : The New Yorker. Post, TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery), The Earhart Project, Nikumaroro, Islands, Carl Allen, Herald Tribune, Eugene Vidal, Bureau of Air Commerce, (Pres. (New Yorker)
Newsweek: Recalling the German invasion of Poland Sep 2, 2009
Smith helped arrange an invitation from the Luftwaffe's commander in chief, Herman Goering, to Charles Lindbergh, the famed pilot who had made the first transatlantic crossing, to visit German aircraft factories and airfields ... How persistent this mistake is - "Charles Lindbergh, the famed pilot who had made the first transatlantic crossing" - the great Lindy made the first SOLO transatlantic crossing, eight years after two Brits, John Alcock and Arthur Brown had done what the author here says... (MSNBC -- International)
Teen takes off Aug 31, 2009
Wacker named his son after the Ryan Aircraft Corp., which built the Spirit of St. Louis -- the single-engine prop plane that Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in 1927. And when Wacker started his seaplane training business in 1994, he named it after his son. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
A is for alphabet books that teach and entertain Aug 31, 2009
L is for "Lucky Lindy," the nickname for Charles Lindbergh. "Without stopping he took a chance he could make it alone from New York to France." He was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic, covering 3,600 miles in 33 hours and 29 minutes. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Continue reading Aug 27, 2009
She was out there enjoying a life that has spanned 18 presidencies and produced memories that include the end of World I (1918) and Charles Lindbergh making the first solo flight across the Atlantic (1927). Braa recalls the past with a clear mind while remaining focused on the present. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
S.F.'s (new) Palace Hotel celebrates a century Aug 23, 2009
The Palace was often the scene of civic receptions honoring the dignitaries of the day: Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, Charles Lindbergh, the king of Belgium, Madame Chiang Kai-shek. In 1951, President Harry Truman and Soviet foreign minister Andre Gromyko came to a cocktail party where guests drank 1,700 glasses of bourbon, 1,500 glasses of Scotch and 12 gallons of martinis. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'A Walk Through History' Aug 21, 2009
People may visit the homes in any order they like from 1-5 p.m., and the Charles Lindbergh House will be open from 5-7 p.m. with a concert by Patty Kakec Trio. Special events are planned at each location and people can learn about the history of the Charles Lindbergh era ... When: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, with 5-7 p.m. tour of Charles Lindbergh House and concert by Patty Kakec Trio. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Humanity 2.0? Aug 13, 2009
"Whatever health problems are going to come along because of your genes, genetic therapy can change that. "Some people imagine more far flung technologies, like nanotechnology, that you can use to change your body," Dr Twyman said. Among the futures envisaged is a world where human consciousness can be uploaded onto storage devices to live inside virtual environments. Charles Lindbergh was among the first famous transhumanists The real world, they speculate, will also be enhanced with... (BBC News -- Technology)
What Republicans Can Learn From Andrew Jackson Aug 13, 2009
The good feelings did not last long. Congressman Charles Lindbergh Sr., the so-called Gopher Bolshevik, soon denounced the Fed as part of the same Money Trust that had long run the country. Our financial system has been turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. (The American Conservative)
Paradise vacation leads to passion for flying Aug 10, 2009
Now, Patierno has joined the ranks of some superstars of aviation -- such as Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Gen. Jimmy Doolittle -- in being honored for her contributions to that field. She was recently inducted into the International Forest of Friendship in Atchison, Kan. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Holding contests for innovation Aug 4, 2009
While cash-based innovation contests have been around for a long time - in 1927, Charles Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize for flying nonstop from New York to Paris - they have regained attention with the advent of concepts like crowd-sourcing and open innovation. The Ansari X Prize, modeled after the Orteig Prize, captured the public's attention in 2004, when the contest awarded $10 million to designer Burt Rutan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for building the first privately funded... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
* First English Channel flight recreated Jul 26, 2009
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to fly over the Atlantic, landing at Le Bourget outside Paris. Bleriot hugged him on arrival. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Pilot Re-Enacts 1st English Channel Flight Jul 26, 2009
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to fly solo over the Atlantic, landing at Le Bourget outside Paris. Bleriot hugged him on arrival. (CBS News)
Police Beat: July 24, 2009 Jul 24, 2009
Charles Lindbergh Hammond, 82, Palmer, found to have died of natural causes. July 18, 2:55 a.m., E. Alder Cir. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Charles Lindbergh Hammond Jul 24, 2009
Charles Lindbergh Lindy Hammond, 81, died July 15 at his home in Palmer after a lengthy illness, with his wife of 55 years, Jane, at his side. Lindy was born in Sherman, Texas, on Dec. 29, 1927 to Charles and Lillian Hammond, the youngest of four children. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Monument honors ‘special breed' of soldier Jul 22, 2009
A red maple with ties to Charles Lindbergh grows beside the plaque remembering John Moran. There's a white ash spliced from a tree at the Appomattox Court House, a catalpa taken from the Chatham House, and a silver maple remembering the Minutemen. (Missoulian, MT)
PURDUE: Space exhibit to launch Jul 17, 2009
He hopes personal letters, like exchanges with Charles Lindbergh, end up at Purdue. But he expects the process isn't easy for Armstrong. (USA Today -- Tech)
One giant signature for mankind Jul 14, 2009
There s also a ticket to the US Senate gallery for the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson; a ticket to the 1935 trial of Bruno Hauptmann, executed in the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh s baby; and even a request from 1836, written in Spanish by Lieutenant Colonel William Travis, to buy beef for his doomed men at the Alamo. From now through Wednesday, however, the focus will be on Armstrong, and a mission of unprecedented human exploration that captivated the world. (Boston Globe)
Danvers teen cadet promoted Jul 10, 2009
Danvers teen Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/TSgt) Christopher Gotts of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol completed the requirements for the Charles Lindbergh Award and was promoted to Cadet Master Sergeant (C/MSgt) during the closing formation on July 1. Master Sergeant (C/MSgt) Christopher Gotts has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since June of 2008. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Famous and infamous Brunos Jul 5, 2009
The most notorious Bruno Convicted of the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed in 1936. Crisscross All right, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), in Psycho, is the all-time Hitchcock villain. (Boston Globe)
Ramirez still ‘the man’ to many fans Jul 5, 2009
I called the commissioner to ask him about Manny getting the Charles Lindbergh treatment in San Diego. The only comment I have on that score is that fans everywhere will have to make their own value judgment, said a disgusted Bud Selig. (Boston Globe)
Soaring for the top Jun 24, 2009
Johnson and Nott, guided by the same desire that drove Charles Lindbergh to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, were poised to make history. An accomplished pilot from a famous family of accomplished pilots, Johnson envisioned his quest a decade ago. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Knights of the air Jun 21, 2009
I was amazed at the sexual appetites of so many of the flyers, with the notable exception - I thought - of good, God-fearing Charles Lindbergh, who publicly sneered at pilot promiscuity, saying, "My experience in breeding animals on our farm had taught me the importance of good heredity . . ." (Sniff. As it turned out, however, Lindbergh was merely a slow starter. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Unsung war heroes finally get their due Jun 18, 2009
Unsung World War II heroes finally get their due - CNN.com. Unsung World War II heroes finally get their due. (CNN -- International)
Main force behind airport dies Jun 3, 2009
A flight re-enactment on Saturday that was supposed to celebrate Charles Lindbergh turned at one point into an emotional tribute to George D. Harlow, a Marshfield resident who was active in founding the Marshfield Municipal Airport. Harlow died Tuesday, May 26, at the age of 86. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Aviators will reenact Lindbergh's flight over Massachusetts May 30, 2009
Hugh E. O'Donnell/Globe Staff/FileIn 1927, Charles Lindbergh made preparations for his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis ... Eighty-two years after Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, N.Y., and flew into history, a group of aviators will reenact his flight over the Bay State on his way to Paris. (Boston Globe)
Airport hosting Lindbergh event Saturday May 27, 2009
On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew his single-engine plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, over the Fieldston neighborhood of Marshfield, the last swath of American land he saw before hitting the Atlantic in his celebrated flight to Paris. The flight, which was the first trans-Atlantic solo flight, made Lindbergh into an international hero. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
In memoriam, 2009… May 26, 2009
Of course we also have the bitter public pro Nazi Arguments of Charles Lindbergh against FDR s cautioning that Hitler would not stop at England, but was seeking total World domination. Given the state of the American military before 1941, had the U.S stayed out of the war, and Hitler chose to consolidate his hold on Western Europe, and had Hitler kept his agreement with Stalin to divide the continent, the United States simply would have come under the German thumb in some way, as Germany was the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The Populist Patriotism of Gore Vidal May 25, 2009
Herein, as in previous books, Vidal defends the America First Committee and his childhood hero Charles Lindbergh against the slanders of the War Party. He entertainingly depicts Huey Long, the good-humored antimilitarist whose death at the hands of the soon-to-be-cliched lone nut removed a formidable challenger from FDR s path to perpetual presidenthood. (The American Conservative)
Philip Posillico receives Neil Armstrong Award May 21, 2009
In addition to the Unit Citation, Posillico has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Charles Lindbergh Achievement, General Jimmy Doolittle Achievement, Dr. Robbert Goddard Achievement, Red Service Ribbon, one Encampment Award, the VFW Civil Air Patrol Officer Award and his Cadet Solo Wings. The Neil Armstrong Award is the fifth achievement in the Leadership Phase of... (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 20 May 20, 2009
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic, flying from Long Island, New York, to Paris in his Ryan monoplane, named the "Spirit of St. Louis." Five years later to the day, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make the solo flight, flying a Lockheed Vega from Newfoundland to Ireland. Their daring captured the imagination of the entire country and ushered in an age of great expansion in aviation. (PR Newswire)
Today in History May 20, 2009
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York's Roosevelt Field in Long Island aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. In 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. (Yahoo News)
For Lahm, a life well-lived (41) May 19, 2009
He d rather talk about pitching to Babe Ruth, or meeting Charles Lindbergh ... When the doorbell rang a little later, Lahm opened it and found himself face-to-face with Charles Lindbergh and Will Rogers. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Spring: Time to shed unneeded weight May 6, 2009
First written and published in 1955 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (the wife of Charles Lindbergh), "Gift from the Sea" offers Lindbergh's thoughts on balancing life, work and relationships. The mother of five lived in a different era, yet her struggle to find balance in life parallels that of women today. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Pool of small-aircraft pilots shrinks Apr 14, 2009
In their lifetimes, pioneer aviators Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes were prominent public figures, embodying the adventure and glamour young boys often seek. Many of those same boys went on to serve in World War II, which trained thousands of pilots for the fast-growing Air Force. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Black Man on Top of the World Apr 4, 2009
received this prestigious award; others include Sir Earnest Shackleton, Charles Lindbergh, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and Robert Peary. This year, of course, in the centennial, the accomplishments of Henson and Peary have captured the attention of explorers, endurance athletes and thrill-seekers re-enacting Hensons North Pole expedition on a tour-group basis. (Slate)
Why do people make false confessions? Mar 20, 2009
VOLUNTARY CONFESSIONS 1932: 200 claim to have abducted Charles Lindbergh Jr 1947: Dozens say they murdered actress Elizabeth Short 2006: John Mark Karr claims to have killed JonBenet Ramsay but police drop charges 2006: Renata Mitre jailed for saying she murdered lover in south London, to protect brother ... One of the most famous instances was in 1932, when 200 people came forward to claim responsibility for the kidnap and murder of the aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby in New Jersey ... At... (BBC News -- UK)
What do you think of Obama's programs? Mar 19, 2009
Congressman Charles Lindbergh Sr. warned us about that over eighty years ago. (31). (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Stanton native wings around the world as a bush pilot Mar 8, 2009
Only Robert Byrd and Charles Lindbergh had received the award previously. Eielson also was the first pilot to fly air mail into Alaska, a feat accomplished in 1924, and the first to land a wheeled airplane on the frozen Arctic Ocean. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Hudson 'miracle' haunts air-traffic controller Feb 25, 2009
By Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY. The pilots and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 listen to air traffic controller Patrick Harten testify before a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee. (USA Today -- News)
Niez celebrates 100 years of life Feb 8, 2009
She had heard Charles Lindbergh was going to be at the airport. She went because it was still when the "airport was quite small. Before you could lose yourself there.". (Chetek Alert, WI)
