Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan ,in 1902 but was raised on a farm in Minnesota, where his father was elected to the U.S. congress in 1907. From then on, he spent his boyhood alternately in Washington D.C., Detroit, and Little Falls, Minnesota. Because Lindbergh exhibited exceptional mechanical talent, in 1921 he was admitted to the university of Wisconsin to study engineering. How ever,the young man was seeking more challenging endeavors, and two years later he became a stunt pilot who performed feats at county fairs and public assemblies. This unusual and dangerous undertaking paid off handsomely in the sense that it allowed him gain to a diverse and well-rounded experience in aeronautics. He particularly delighted in what he called "wing-walking" and parachute jumping