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Birth of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, in her grandparents home. -
The Spanish-American War
The United States declared war on Spain. -
First Flight Inspiration
After dropping out of Ogontz after years of studying, Amelia stayed in Toronto caring for wounded soldiers during World War 1. While living there, Amelia often when horseback riding near a flight school, and fell in love with the planes. -
The End of World War 1
After more than four years of violent fighting, the war ended. -
Earhart's First Air Meet
Amelia decided to drop out of school completely and moved to California. There, she attended her first air meet. This is when Amelia decided she wanted to fly. -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment.
The 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. -
The Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act was passed to restrict immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe -
The First Lesson
On January 3, 1921, Amelia arrived to her lesson dressed as a pilot. There, she met her teacher, who was also a woman, Neta Snook (pictured on the left). Neta was the only female flier in Southern California. Neta taught Earhart everything she needed to know, starting with the basics. -
Earhart's First Plane
In July of 1921, Amelia bought her first plane for just over $2,000. She decided to fly on her own, with Neta, but immediately the plane's third cylinder failed and she crashed the plane. Once Amelia fixed her plane, she switched instructors and started working with John Montijo. -
Altitude Record
Amelia decided she was so confident in her flying skills, that she would see how high her plane could climb. She climbed easily for about 13,000 feet, but then felt a terrible vibration and decided to come back down. She was climbing 50ft/min, and had climbed a total of 14,000feet, setting a new women's altitude record. -
Lindbergh's Flight Across the Atlantic
In 1927, Charles Lindberg did the seemingly impossible, he flew nonstop across the North Atlantic. His flight was 33 hours long and in turn he made history and become a national hero. -
Opportunity for Amelia
In 1928, George Putnam decided he wanted to write a book and was interested in airplanes. He decided to get one of his friends to find someone that he could write about, where he found Earhart. His friend, Railey, called Earhart and asked her if she would be interested in flying in a way that might be dangerous, to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Amelia couldn't say no. -
First Flight Across the Atlantic
After preparing for months, Amelia was the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic. She quickly became a celebrity. -
Start of the Great Depression
The Wall Street Crashed and the Great Depression started -
The Dust Bowl
The great planes region of the United States experienced a great drought, known as the Dust Bowl. -
Amelia Finds Love
Amelia decided to make a cross country flight where she brought along a man named George on the first half of it. After she completed her first half of her trip, and after years of pursuing Amelia, she decided to marry George. -
The Securities Act of 1933
The Securities Act of 1933, enacted on May 27, was the first general federal law to regulate the issuance of securities -
More Accomplishments
Amelia became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic twice, set a speed record after flying 2,400 miles in 19 hours and 5 minutes, flew from Hawaii to California, and decided to take flight around the entire equator. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt won reelection. -
The Last Flight
Amelia took off on her journey across the equator. On July 3, 1937, Amelia completely disappeared. Nobody could find her, and eventually they presumed she had died. One of her close friends said that they were sure her last words were, "I have no regrets." -
Adolf Hitler Begins Invading
Hitler invaded neighboring Austria, which started World War 2.