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Mar

THESE PAST EVENTS MADE TODAY’S HISTORY

DAVID MELENDY

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Alexander Graham Bell wollte Gehörlosen helfen – und erfand dabei das Telefon?

Alexander Graham Bell Day

Alexander Graham Bell - Inventions, Telephone & Facts

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)

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Mar

LINDBERGH BABY ABDUCTED ON THIS DAY

Did Charles Lindbergh sacrifice his son ...

On March 1, 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of
the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-
month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh
and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was kidnapped from
the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey.

Lindbergh, who became an international celebrity
when he flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic
Ocean in 1927, and his wife Anne discovered a
ransom note demanding $50,000 in their son’s empty
room.

The kidnapper used a ladder (below) to climb up to
the opens second-floor window and left muddy
footprints in the room.

Al Capone (Gangster) - On This Day
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899 – 1947)

The Lindbergh’s were inundated by offers of
assistance and false clues. Even Al Capone
offered his help from prison.

The 'Spirit Of St. Louis,' Charles ...

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Feb

THESE EVENTS MADE TODAY’S HISTORY

TIM MAGUIRE

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Oct

THE SOUND BARRIER WAS BROKEN IN 1947

Today in History: Yeager breaks sound barrier 1947 – Maiden on the Midway

U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first person to
fly faster than the speed of sound.

Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter
during World War II and flew 64 missions over Europe.

He shot down 13 German planes and was himself shot down over
France, but he escaped capture with the assistance of the French Underground.

After the war, he was among several volunteers chosen to test-fly
the experimental X-1 rocket plane, built by the Bell Aircraft
Company to explore the possibility of supersonic flight.

Yeager breaks sound barrier – Bowie News