Who Is Charles Lindbergh's Journey?

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On February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Charles Lindbergh grew up and began his journey. Throughout the eighty years since Lindbergh’s life, he was a known leader in aviation. Charles Lindbergh made a transatlantic solo flight in 1927; showing people the endless possibility of the aviation. Because of his actions, at the end of 1928, 48 airlines were serving 355 American cities. However, it was not like this when everything he did had just started; for it created fear.
Citizens in 1927, still preferred to do his or her traveling by car, ship, or train; even after Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic solo flight. Many believed that it was way too dangerous, which is understandable because it had been something new. They had been introduced to

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