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Today in History: Lindbergh Ransom
On April 2, 1932, aviator Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for his infant son Charles Lindbergh Junior. Kidnappers said the baby was in a boat off the Massachusetts coast. Neither the boat or...
View ArticleThe Race to Cross the Atlantic
From April 14 to May 21, 1927—the world held its breath while 14 aviators took to the air to capture a $25,000 prize offered to the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Joe Jackson...
View ArticleRoosevelt, Lindbergh and America's Fight Over World War II
Lynne Olson discusses the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation. Her book Those Angry Days focuses on...
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The Earliest Identifiable WNYC Recording: Lindbergh at City Hall in June, 1927
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh receives a medal of valor from New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker, June 13, 1927. The aviator stood in front of the WNYC and network microphones, having just garnered tributes...
View Article"Democracy Can Be Lost": Writer David Simon on Adapting 'The Plot Against...
Viewed through a modern lens, it’s hard to imagine the United States staying out of World War II. But in the early 1940s, a vocal group of Americans advocated against a war with Nazi Germany. One of...
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