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Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She was born in Atchison Kansas. Her parents are Samuel Stanton Earhart and Amelia Otis Earhart.
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Amelia and her sisters are homeschooled. They're taught by their mom and a governess. Amelia does this until she's 12 years old.
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Amelia attends Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. She is 12 when she starts. She graduated in 1916.
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Amelia visits her sister in Toronto, Canada. She gets training from the American Red Cross. She becomes a volunteer nurse WW1.
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Spanish flu reached Canada. Amelia contracted this flu. It resulted in a serious condition called Chronic sinisutis, and she suffered from headaches her entire life.
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Amelia returns to Northampton, Massachusetts. She enrolls in pre-med program of Columbia, University. This college in in New York.
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Amelia leaves Columbia University. She experiences her first flight with Frank Hawks. She becomes determined to take flying lessons and learn to fly.
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Completes her flying lessons. Her teacher was a female aviator named Neta Snook. She used a Canuck for training.
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Amelia buys her first aircraft. It's a Kinner Airster. She nicknames it "The Canary".
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Amelia becomes the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license. She gets this from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. FAI for short.
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Amelia becomes a member of the American Aeronautical Society's Boston chapter. She acts as a sales representative for Kinner Airplanes. She also wrote for local newspapers and her fame spread as a female flyer.
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Amelia has accumulated almost 500 hours of flying time. All of this is solo. She wants to organize an organization for female flyers.
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Amelia sets the women's world flying speed record. The speed is 181.18 mph. In October, she obtains her air transport license.
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Amelia becomes the first woman to fly solo across the pacific ocean. She takes 18 hours in a Lockheed Vega. She is named America's Outstanding Airwoman by Harmon Trophy committee.
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Amelia leaves New Guinea and disappears near Howland Island. Her last known position was near the Nukumanu Islands. Her last radio message was: ""We must be on you, but cannot see you, but gas is running low. Have been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1,000 feet."
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Amelia Earharts disappearance remains unsolved.