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Charles Lindbergh, in his plane The Spirit Of St Louis, completes the first transatlantic flight when he lands at Le Bourget Field, Paris, France, Europe, after a two day journey from Long Island in the USA. His achievement is celebrated in the songs Like
an Angel You Flew Into Everyone's Heart by Vaughn De Leath, and Lindbergh [The Eagle Of The U.S.A.] recorded for Victor Records just days later by Vernon Dalhart. Lindbergh will also inspire the dance craze The Lindy Hop and, much later, Lindy Comes To Town by Al Stewart.
Ernest V. Stoneman records The Story Of The Mighty Mississippi for Victor Records in New York City, USA. The song is inspired by the recent flooding of the Mississippi.