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  • Eighth-Grader Helps Debunk Lindbergh Myth

    12/28/2005 9:01:54 AM PST · by Cagey · 48 replies · 2,251+ views
    WCCO NEWS ^ | 12-26-2005
    AP) Little Falls, Minn. It has been reported many times that the residents of Little Falls were so angry with hometown hero Charles Lindbergh's comments that the U.S. should stay out of World War II that they painted over his name on the water tower. The story was part of a PBS documentary about the famous pilot. It was reported in a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography released in 1999. However, many experts doubt it happened. "I've heard the stories but I've never seen the documentation myself," said Marlene White, president of the Anoka-based Lindbergh Foundation. There are some newspaper articles from...