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Birth of Amelia Earhart
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Early Flying Experience
Earhart and her father visited an airfield where Frank Hawks gave her an airplane ride that sparked her interest in flying. -
First Solo Flight
First Femal to fly solo across the North American continent and back. -
Cancelled Engagement
Earhart was engaged to Samuel Chapman, a chemical engineer from Boston -
Promotion of Commercial Air Travel
She represented Transcontinental Air Transport and invested her time and money to set up the first reginal flight between New York and Washington D.C. -
VP of National Airways
National Airways conducted flying operations of the Boston-Marine Airwasy as well as other airlines in the northeast. -
Marriage
After proposing 6 times, Earheart married George P. Putnam. -
Set a World Record
She set a world altitude record at 18,450 feet. -
Transatlantic Solo Flight
As the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic, Earhart received the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Herbert Hoover. -
Other Solo Flight
Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. -
First attempted World Flight
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Second attempt at World Flight
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Departure From Lae
Earhart and Noonan took off from Lae. -
Missing
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Declared Legally Dead
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Name Change
National Airways become Northeast Airlines
