This Day In History: May 21
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.…
Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing, Newly Discovered Photo Suggests
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…
Amelia Earhart, The Flying Legend Who Sold Tomato Juice
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,…
Mystery Deepens Over Bones Linked To Amelia Earhart
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…
Amelia Earhart Didn’t Die In A Plane Crash, Investigator Says
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…
Plane Tied To Earhart To Make New Home In Atchison
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…