Lindbergh, Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Charles Augustus Lindbergh was the first person to cross the Atlantic in a nonstop flight. This made him an instant celebrity. When, in 1932, his 19-months old son was kidnapped and murdered, the nation was appalled. Finally, a German carpenter, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was apprehended and, following a much-publicized trial, executed. The …