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- The Life and LegacyofCharles LindberghBy Kaden Tift
- Early Life/Background InfoIn Detroit Michigan on February 4th, 1902, Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born to Charles August Lindbergh and Evangeline Lindbergh. Charles's early life was mostly spent in Little Falls, Minnesota, and in Washington D.C. as his father represented the 6th district of Minnesota in congress. after high school, Charles went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. It was here that Charles's interest in aviation grew, leading to him leaving the University of Wisconsin to enroll at a flying school in Lincon, Nebraska. During this time Charles bought his first ever plane, a World War 1-era Curtiss JN-4, also known as jenny which he used to make stunt-flying tours through the southern and midwestern states.
- Significance/ImportanceCharles became an airmail pilot flying the route from St.Louis, Missouri, to Chicago. It was during this time that he gained financial support from a group of St. Louis businessmen to compete for a $25,000 prize, offered for the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris. Charles had a single-engine monoplane built for this feat which he then used to fly from San Diego to New York in order to attempt the feat which just a few days earlier on my 8th had taken the lives ofWW1 french flying ace Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli.On the morning of May 20th, at 7:52 am Charles took off from Roosevelt field and began his trip east. On May 21st, at 10:24 pm, 33.5 hours after takeoff, he landed in Le Bourget field near Paris. For his achievement, he was known as a hero and the U.S. president gave him the title of colonel in the Air Corps Reserve. This was an amazing achievement and to quote Charles, Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition and the courage he has maintained to struggle against overwhelming odds.
- Legacy / ImpactCharles was seen as a hero by people all over the world which lead to him gaining popularity and recognition. This did not come with drawbacks however as in March of 1932 his popularity led to his son Charles Augustus, jr, not only being kidnapped but also murdered in what was considered the biggest and most famous crime of the 1930s. After some time Charles traveled to Germany where he was treated as an honored guest by the third Reich where he praised the Luftwaffe's fighter and bomber designs, he also stated Europe, and the entire world is fortunate that a Nazi Germany lies, at present, between Communistic Russia and a demoralized France. Throughout the late 1930's he traveled as an ambassador and was rewarded by Hermann Goring with the service cross of the German Eagle. This along with his claims to support the power of the German airforce led to a considerable amount of criticism, however, he still saw favor in the eyes of the American public. during WW2 Charles was an activist for America's isolation which he actively fought for, this, along with some claims he had made in the past led to accusations of him being Pro-Nazi.
- Legacy / Impact pt2The debate over the war lead to a personal battle between the president and Charles, at one point president Franklin Roosevelt compared Charles to confederate sympathizers leading to Charles resigning his Air Corps Reserve Commission. Throughout 1941 he went into the antiwar movement, speaking to crowds of thousands all across America. Suspicion of Charles's pro-nazi ideals peaked when Roosevelt's secretary challenged him to publicly denounce nazi Germany. Charles responded by not only declining but instead going on the attack, and on September 11, 1941, Charles gave a speech where he identified the British, the Jewish, and the Roosevelt admission as war agitators who used misinformation and propaganda to frighten the public. Response to this was immediate and Charles lost all support he had left and recognition overnight with him being titled as un-American and anti-Semitic. After the war, he would go on to settle down and write some books about his life, most notably The Spirit of St. Louis which described his flight to Paris and gained him one last award in his life, a Pultizer Prize.
- Citeshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lindberghhttps://www.azquotes.com/author/8887-Charles_Lindbergh
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