Thursday 21st May

Thursday 21st May - Aviation History

1927 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the 'Spirit of St Louis', lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic.  

1932 - After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first transatlantic solo flight by a woman. 

21st May 2020 is...

• 142nd day of the year. There are then 224 days left in 2020.
• 21st Thursday of 2020.
• on the 21st week of 2020 (using ISO standard week number calculation).
• 63rd day of Spring. There are 31 days left till Summer.
• Birthstone for this day: Emerald