Charles Lindbergh was born in 1902 and grew up as an ordinary boy on a farm in Minnesota. In 1927, he became the first aviator to complete a nonstop solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. He became an international hero and later wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the experience. In 1932, his 20 month old baby boy, Charles Lindbergh Jr., was kidnapped and killed. Partly because of his popularity, the crime and its aftermath sparked a media frenzy and the first "Trial of the Century." Late in life, he became concerned that modern technology was taking a toll on the world's plants and animals. He became a conservationist, arguing that he would rather have "birds than airplanes." Lindbergh died in 1974 at the age of 72.
Below are photos of some of the dogs in Charles Lindbergh's life:
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| Charles Lindbergh and his dog Spot 1910 |
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| Charles Lindbergh and his dog Dingo 1912 |
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| Charles Lindbergh at Lambert Field in St. Louis before proceeding to NY for the New York-Paris flight 1927 |
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| Charles Lindbergh Jr. with family dogs Bogey and Skean 1931 |
