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Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)
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03
Mar
THESE PAST EVENTS MADE TODAY’S HISTORY
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01
Mar
LINDBERGH BABY ABDUCTED ON THIS DAY
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.
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.
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04
Feb
THESE PAST EVENTS MADE HISTORY
BRIAN THOMAS
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26
Aug
AVIATOR DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1974
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
08
Aug
APOLLO 13 ASTRONAUT HAS DIED AT 97
James Arthur Lovell Jr. (March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025)
The Apollo 13 commander was remembered for ‘legendary leadership in pioneering human space flight.’ Lovell died
on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Jim Lovell, center, with fellow Apollo 13 astronauts Fred
Haise and Jack Swigert.
"Houston, we have a problem." The iconic five-word phrase spoken by Tom Hanks, portraying astronaut Jim Lovell, in
the 1995 blockbuster Apollo 13 instantly became one of the
most memorable movie quotes of all time.
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