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schopenhauer Charles Lindbergh became the inaugural recipient at age 25 after flying solo across the Atlantic.
In what year did Time officially change the title from Man or Woman of the Year to Person of the Year?
Which aviator was named Time's first Man of the Year for his historic 1927 solo flight?
What was the name of the custom-built monoplane Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic?
schopenhauer Match famous figures to their breakthrough years to discover how they became global icons.
schopenhauer Wallis Simpson broke the gender barrier in 1936 during a British royal crisis.
Who was the first woman to be individually named Time's Woman of the Year in 1936?
How long did Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic flight take in May 1927?
What is the official criterion used by Time editors to select the Person of the Year?
schopenhauer The Birth of an Icon
We missed the flight of the year, so we made a brand-new title just to show his face!
Why did Time magazine editors originally invent the Man of the Year award in late 1927?
Wallis Simpson, the 1936 Woman of the Year, caused a major crisis in which country?
Inaugural cover delay: Charles Lindbergh's historic flight happened in May 1927, but he was not named Man of the Year until January 1928.
A person who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first Man of the Year following his historic solo flight.