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Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (4 Feb. 1902-26 Aug. 1974),
Aviators, (1490) words

aviator, was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charles August Lindbergh, a lawyer and congressman, and Evangeline Lodge Land, a science teacher. He was reared on a farm near Little Falls, Minnesota, where his father practiced law. ...

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