Did you know that?# Col. Charles A. Lindbergh brought the first air mail over the new route between the United States and Mexico in March of 1929, by way of the Brownsville Airport. It’s still considered to be a high spot in the history of local aviation.# On Jan. 30, 1941, the Rio Grande Valley, along with the entire nation, sang “Happy Birthday” to President Roosevelt. In the Valley, six cities celebrated with evening dances. All funds collected went to fight the infantile paralysis virus.# The first Valley tourist was Alonso de Pineda, who is 1519 under order of Francisco ...