On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, from Long Island to outside of Paris. The New York Times, by Edwin L. James, May 21, 1927, on the Parisian reception for Charles Lindbergh: "Not since the armistice of 1918 had Paris witnessed a downright demonstration of popular enthusiasm and excitement equal to that displayed by the throngs flocking to the boulevards for news of the American flier."

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