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2. Transatlantic: –adjective crossing or reaching across the Atlantic Definitions: Lindbergh Law: Law making kidnapping across state lines a Federal felony

3. At 25, Charles A. Lindbergh -- handsome, talented, and brave -- arrived in Paris, the first man to fly across the Atlantic. But the struggle to wear the mantle of legend would be a consuming one. Crowds pursued him, reporters invaded his private life. His marriage, travels with his wife and the kidnapping and murder of their first child were all fodder for the front page.

4. nicknamed "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle” The son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from his home on March 1,1932. He was found dead in the side of the road, May 12, 1932. From 1957 until his death in 1974, Lindbergh had an affair with German hat maker Brigitte Hesshaimer. At the same time as Lindbergh was involved with Brigitte Hesshaimer, he also had a relationship with her sister, Marietta East Prussian aristocrat Valeska, who was Lindbergh's private secretary in Europe also had an affair with Lindbergh, She had also been friends with the Hesshaimer sisters Lindbergh had 7 children.

5. Relevance to The Topic Today: The crime inspired the "Lindbergh Law", which made kidnapping a federal crime.Lindbergh Law federal crime

6. February 4, 1902 - Charles Augustus Lindbergh is born in Detroit April 1927 - Construction on Lindbergh's plane May 12, 1927 - Lindbergh arrives in New York. He had crossed the entire country in less than twenty- two hours of flying time. May 27, 1929 - Anne Morrow and Charles Lindbergh are wed. August 26, 1974 - Lindbergh dies in Hawaii. Pictorial Timeline What is the message of the cartoon? How is Lindbergh viewed in this image? What are your thoughts?

7. “Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization!!” http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/resources/aviation-history-timeline.html http://americanstoryproject.blogspot.com/2007/12/dr-seuss-on-lindbergh.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/ Main Resource http://www.acepilots.com/lindbergh.html