Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1902, Feb. 4 | Born, Detroit, Mich. |
| 1920-1922 | Attended University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. |
| 1922-1924 | Attended Flying School, Lincoln, Nebr. |
| 1923 | First solo flight |
| 1924-1925 | United States Army Flying School, Brooks Field, San Antonio, Tex., graduated first in his class and commissioned second lieutenant, United States Army Air Service Reserve |
| 1926 | Airmail pilot, St. Louis, Mo.-Chicago, Ill. |
| 1927 | Purchased The Spirit of St. Louis Flew The Spirit of St. Louis from San Diego, Calif., to New York, N.Y., and established new speed record Flew first transatlantic flight in The Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, N.Y., to Paris, France |
| 1927 | Flew nonstop from Washington, D.C. to Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1929 | Married Anne Spencer Morrow |
| 1932 | Son, Charles A. Lindbergh III, kidnapped and murdered; resulted in passage of the Lindbergh Act by Congress |
| 1935-1939 | Moved to England to avoid publicity |
| 1941-1945 | Spoke out against World War II |
| 1949 | Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor and other national and international awards |
| 1954 | Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Spirit of St. Louis |
| 1974, Aug. 26 | Died, Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii |