Swedish American facts for kids
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In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh performed the first solo-flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The aeroplane was called Spirit of Saint Louis.
A Swedish American (Swedish: Svenskamerikan) is an American person of Swedish descent. They usually come from the great migration from Sweden to the United States in the 19th century. Many of them settled down in Minnesota.
Famous Swedish-Americans
- John Ericsson, engineer
- Greta Garbo, movie actress
- Charles Lindbergh, aviator
Images for kids
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The C. A. Nothnagle Log House (c. 1638) in New Jersey is one of the oldest surviving houses from the New Sweden colony and is one of the oldest log cabins and houses in the U.S.
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The passport of Hilmer Emmanuel Salomonsson, 1921 From Guldsmedshyttan, Sweden to Worcester, MA
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