Charles Augustus Lindbergh entered the world on February 4, 1902. Born in Detroit, he was the only son of a doting mother, Evangeline Lodge Land and a politically-minded father, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Sr.. Young Charles spent his early years alternating between summers on the family farm in Minnesota and the school year in Washington, D.C., where his father served as a United States Representative in Congress. He was a contemplative youth who much preferred exploring the outdoors, figuring out just how things worked and doing manual farm chores rather than learning from his schoolbooks. As early as his tenth year, while attending the Aeronautical Trials in Fort Meyer, Lindbergh realized that he had a passion for aviation. Although he continued to be uninspired by traditional education, he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin in 1920 to study engineering. Dissatisfied with the University experience, he left and accepted a position with Nebraska Aircraft/ or Lincoln Standard Aircraft. He finally had the opportunity to spend long days on the airfield and in hangers working on planes.
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