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    Unfortunately, Rutherford had used so many “cloak and dagger” methods that the Department of Justice could not substantiate the evidence, therefore, the federal investigation was closed in the Fall of 1941. J. Edgar Hoover, however, had identified Charles Lindbergh as a person of interest, and had established a “file” as Hoover was known to do. While Lindbergh’s file grew, nothing more was done about Rutherford’s claim. However, in the days following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutherford’s invention

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    The twenties were a period of festival. Having basically started of a war the state was practically torn over, a whole era was happy to be gone. The 1920's were ruled by the young of the nation, designs and prevailing fashions inclined energetic about the junior gleam of America. All around this point preclusion was initiated, and disallowance was ineffectual. Everything concerning the 1920's symbolized Associate in Nursing exceptional feeling of resistance and breaking a long way from pop culture's

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    Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh when they’d gone across the Atlantic Ocean. They both made a mark in history, but what did they do? In this essay, the similarities and differences between their journeys will be discussed, as well as the 400 year gap between them. Their hopes that they wanted to accomplish, challenges they faced, and skills that they had used to help with the success of their journeys will also be included. Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh both went across the Atlantic

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    Amelia's Sweetheart

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    across the Atlantic Ocean, landing after fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes in a confused farmer’s field in Ireland (Shore). She was not only the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but the second person;she was second only to a man named Charles Lindbergh (“On This Day: Amelia Earhart Embarks on Solo Trans-Atlantic

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    records, or by discovering the unknown, we will always remember the people who shape our world and ideas. Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh are two of the many people in history who have had an instrumental effect on the lives of millions. Columbus set out to discover new trade routes, while Lindbergh set out to fly across the Atlantic from New York to Paris ("Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic, 1927."). To accomplish these tasks,

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    Bill Bryson Biography

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    Bill Bryson One Summer America 1927 Bill Bryson One Summer American 1927. By Bill Bryson First Anchor Books Edition. (New York: Random House, Inc., 2013. Pp 1+ 509. Preface, Prologue, Epilogue, Acknowledgments, Bibliography, Photography Credits, Index.) Bill Bryson is one of the best American authors of books on traveling. He writes on the subjects of science, and non- fiction topics. His experience and knowledge comes from being a chancellor of Durham University and publishing several series about

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    1917. During this vacation, a pilot flew his plane near her. That Christmas vacation would have the biggest impact the rest of her life. She started flying at the age of 24 and later known as one of the most punctual female pilots. In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh flew solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. A year later, in 1928, the publisher of Lindbergh’s autobiography, George P. Putnam, also Earhart’s soon to be husband, invited Earhart to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

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    The American Dream

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    In the early 20th century America started to greatly expand in many ways: economically, politically, and by expanding their military. Spreading the America Dream by Emily S. Rosenberg, explains that America was expanding in these ways throughout the book, making America more of a developed nation. Emily argues that America is becoming more of an imperialistic nation by advancing our economic system, expanding our military, and persuading people to conform to the American way. Economics expanded

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    Many people died, but those who didn’t later became some of the female pilots to make up the Ninety-Nines. Amelia became the head of this all-female aviatrix club (“Earhart Amelia 1897-1937?”). Amelia Earhart was also the second person after Charles Lindbergh, and the first woman, to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932, which is perhaps her most well-known accomplishment (“Earhart Amelia 1897-1937?”). Though this wasn’t the first time that she had crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The first time was in

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    person of my choice, I would choose Amelia Earhart. The first time I ever heard about Amelia Earhart was in the third grade, from my teacher Mrs. Grothuis. All of third grade year we studied different pilots or contributors to aviation such as Charles Lindbergh, the Wright brothers, and my favorite, Amelia Earhart. Not only was she a pilot but she also served as a nurse in World War 1, and was an author of two books. Earhart also set numerous aviation records for men and women. In addition to being

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