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Amelia Earhart's birthday
She was born in Kansas, daughter of Edwin and Amy Earhart. -
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The life of Amelia Earhart
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Highschool Graduation
Amelia graduated Hyde Park Highschool on this day. -
Enrolled In College
I am not certain about the exact date but in the Fall she enrolled in Pre-Med School at Columbia University. -
Her first flight lesson
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Set women's altitude record of 14,000 feet
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A day that changed her life.
Her life was to changed forever on this day...a phone call from Captain H.H. Railey asked.."how would you like to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic?" -
A big step.... after flying this day flying then consumed her life.
"She was asked to join pilot Wilmer "Bill" Stultz and co-pilot/mechanic Louis E. "Slim" Gordon. " They left Newfoundland and landed in Wales 21 hours later. " The first woman to fly across the Atlantic. -
Set speed record for of 181.18mph over a 3K course
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Wedding Day
This is the day Amelia Earhart married George Putnam. -
Awards and Honors
"Five years to the day after Lindberg she flew from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Paris. She was given a gold metal by President Herbert Hoover for the National Geographic Society due to her having bad weather conditions and landing the plane in Ireland in a cow pasture. Congress also awarded her the Distinguished flying cross with her being the first woman ever awarded." -
She was the first person to fly solo over the Pacific
She was the first person to fly solo over the Pacific from Honolulu to California. -
Her final flight
Amelia Earhart was determined to be the first woman to fly around the world. Her and her navigator Fred Noonan was prepared to do so. But with only 7,000 more miles to go something terrible happened. Amelia lost contact with the ITASCA. Nothing further was heard from her. Search and rescue lasted until July 19 and it was called off.
