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First nonstop solo transatlantic flight made by Charles Lindbergh: 21 May 1927 - This Day in History
American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in 1927, traveling from New York to Paris in the monoplane Spirit of Saint Louis in about 33.5 hours.
More Events on this day:
1972: Michelangelo's Pietà, a sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary supporting the body of the dead Christ, was attacked and badly damaged in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
1932: American aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to pilot an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
1871: The Commune of Paris revolted against the French national government under Adolphe Thiers, beginning a period of violence known as “Bloody Week.”
1856: During the small civil war known as Bleeding Kansas—a dispute over control of the new U.S. territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty—the town of Lawrence was sacked by a proslavery mob intent on destroying the “hotbed of abolitionism.”
1542: Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto, the first European to discover the Mississippi River, died and was buried in the river in Louisiana.
Malcolm Fraser: Biography of the Day
Malcolm Fraser of the Liberal Party, born this day in 1930, served as prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, during which time he successfully reduced inflation and foreign debt but struggled to curb unemployment.
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