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This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 20, 2025, as Transatlantic Flight Day in New York, commemorating Charles A. Lindbergh's historic non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 20-21, 1927. The resolution highlights Lindbergh's journey in the Spirit of St. Louis, a single-seat, single-engine monoplane, which covered 3,510 miles and transformed aviation history. It also notes that five years later, on the same date, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress. The resolution recognizes a monument to Lindbergh erected in East Garden City in 1997 and acknowledges the efforts of the Town of Hempstead Landmarks Preservation Committee to protect the historic site and develop educational activities. By passing this resolution, the New York Legislative Body aims to recognize an important moment in national aviation history and honor the pioneering achievements of early aviators.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K555