The Question: Who was Time magazine’s first Man of the Year in 1927?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charlie Chaplin
Albert Einstein
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was named Time magazine’s first “Man of the Year” in 1927. The tradition of selecting a Man of the Year began in 1927, with Time editors contemplating newsworthy stories possible during a slow news week. The idea was also an attempt to remedy the editorial embarrassment earlier that year for not having aviator Charles Lindbergh on its cover following his historic trans-Atlantic flight. By the end of the year, it was decided that a cover story featuring Lindbergh as the Man of the Year would serve both purposes.
The correct answer is Charles Lindbergh.