During the 1920s, in the early days of aviation, there was a widespread belief that experiencing nosedives in an airplane could cure deafness. A young Charles Lindbergh offered this service. By the 1930s it had been dismissed as quackery.

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How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?

In June 1946 an airplane traveled from Rome to Paris, crossing over the Mediterranean Sea. There was nothing unusual about this flight except one thing: for 20 minutes of the plane’s journey, one of its passengers became its pilot. The passenger was Dr. Helen Keller, an American author, educator,