On Amelia Earhart's legacy, Wikipedia offers this interesting observation, stating that she "was a widely known international celebrity during her lifetime. Her shyly charismatic appeal, independence, persistence, coolness under pressure,…
The last confirmed statement of renowned aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart has been pegged at 8:43 A.M. as of July 2, 1937. From the air, she spoke the words, "We are…
On May 21 in 1932, Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she lands in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.…
A newly discovered photograph suggests legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished 80 years ago on a round-the-world flight, survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands. The photo, found in a long-forgotten file…
Eighty years ago, on June 1, 1937, aviation legend Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, set out in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra from Miami to circumnavigate the globe. That fateful journey,…
The partial skeleton of a castaway found in the 1940s on the Pacific island Nikumaroro shows some similarities to Amelia Earhart, scientists say. Though extensive searches have failed to turn up the…
As America endured the drab years of the Great Depression, Amelia Earhart’s exploits were a bright spot. She broke gender barriers by completing solo flights most male pilots hadn’t accomplished…
A unique piece of Amelia Earhart story — one with a 60-foot wingspan — soon will have a home in Atchison, Kansas. “Muriel,” an Electra Model 10E, will arrive in…