This Day in Hisory

5/17/2017 (Permalink)

1927 U.S.A. Charles Lindbergh 20th May 1927 : Charles Lindbergh who many called the "flying fool" has set off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, NY, today flying the "Spirit of St. Louis" on an epic flight from New York to Paris and is a milestone in flying aviation history, he is expected to arrive in Paris sometime late tomorrow. His plane A Ryan is expected to travel up to 125 MPH as the fuel load decreases. 

He completed the 33-hour, 30-minute flight and landed at Le Bourget Airport, Paris on the evening of 21 May. 

1862 U.S.A. The Homestead Act 20th May : President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the original Homestead Act on May 20th,1862. The Homestead Act gave an applicant freehold title to up to 160 acres (1/4 section, 65 hectares) of undeveloped federal land outside the original 13 colonies. 

1944 Germany Assassination Attempt On Adolf Hitler 20th May 1944 : A group of officers from the German Army attempt an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler by exploding a bomb in his headquarters during a staffing meeting