Back in Time, May 18
A historical look at Mitchell and South Dakota
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The magic of seeing a machine in the sky has faded, however, flight's journey from idea to a part of everyday practice is remarkable.
CLAREMONT, NH --Parisian born Raymond Orteig owned two Manhattan hotels that were popular with French airmen stationed here during WWI. In 1919, Orteig offered a cash reward of $25,000 for
Aviator Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic transatlantic flight on this day in history, May 20, 1927. He would not land until 33-and-a-half hours later.
Erik Lindbergh stopped off in Fort Myers last week. COURTESY PHOTO Erik Lindbergh was always flying, that’s why his friends called him Aiiirrrrick. It didn’t matter if he was flying down a mountain or flying through lake waters on skiis. Then at age 21 rheumatoid arthritis grounded him. He was disabled by the time he