Word: lindberghism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...prove his patriotic contention the Emperor had imported and naturalized as one of his subjects "The Black Eagle of Harlem," Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, "The Negro Lindbergh" (TIME, Nov. 3). Before the white Coronation guests, including George V's pallid third son, the Duke of Gloucester, the black ace was to take off and do stunts with an airplane presented to His Majesty by the daughter of H. Gordon Selfridge, London drygoods tycoon. "But don't you try to fly that airship before my Coronation day, Colonel!" commanded His Majesty, Power of Trinity...
...little university town of Princeton. N. J. bids fair to become notorious. Last fortnight Charles Augustus Lindbergh settled close by there. Last week Princeton's most popular citizen and onetime mayor, Dr. Charles Browne, published part of his wisdom in the form of a cook book...
...complexion and features of Haile Selassie, or Power of Trinity, resemble those of a Spanish Jew. But throughout the world last week Negro newsorgans hailed him as their own, recalled the honors conferred by His Majesty on "The Black Eagle of Harlem," Colonel Hubert Julian, "The Negro Lindbergh" (see cut).* Matter of fact the people of Ethiopia, or Abyssinia, are of every color from coal black through tawny brown to olive, include many non-Afric races. Centuries ago scornful Arabs nicknamed them Abyssinians ("mixed peoples"). Today members of the Royal House are strongly Semitized, claim descent from Hebrew King Solomon...
...Cargo was eight sacks of mail. Well before noon the vanguard plane was past Camden (Philadelphia's airport of entry) and into the Alleghenies via Harrisburg. Here the pilots watched out for "dirty stuff," the fog, snow & sleet that had harassed Chairman of the Technical Committee Charles Augustus Lindbergh on his inspection tour two days prior...
...among potent friends, apparently rich and a zestful spender, Mr. Bob was a typical "boom era" newcomer. Knowing this one could understand why he had been willing to pay in on the much-publicized Byrd expedition. Indeed, it was not his first attempt at national publicity. Shortly after Colonel Lindbergh's return to the U. S., Mr. Bob had announced that he was forming a $50,000,000 airways company to control all U. S. lines, that the Government was in back of him, that Colonel Lindbergh would head the great enterprise. Authoritative sources speedily denied the airy scheme...