Admirers could keep Lindbergh's memory close at hand
with this fringed pillow cover or "sham." (ID 2001.155.25)
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May 2002
"OUR HERO," CHARLES LINDBERGH
Seventy-five years ago this month, a modest young man took off in his custom-built airplane and became one of the most legendary heroes of modern times. Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity in exactly thirty-three hours, thirty minutes, and thirty seconds, the time it took him to fly from New York to Paris. How did this college drop-out with a daredevil streak become the greatest hero of his age?
Learn more about Lindbergh!
Bob Casey, Curator of Transportation
Donna R. Braden, Lead Experience Developer
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