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A great industrial nation may conquer the world in the span of a single life, but its Achilles' heel is time. Its children, what of them?
Charles Lindbergh
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Charles Lindbergh
Age: 72 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 4
Died: 1974
Died: August 26
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Lucky Lindy
The Lone Eagle
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Chas A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindburgh (misspelling)
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