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Amelia Earhart was born Kansas, July of 1897
Amelia Earhart was born Kansas, July of 1897 -
With pilot Frank Hawk, she takes her first ride in an airplane. “By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly,”
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She took her first flying lessons
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Finished flying lessons
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly
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Set the women's altitude flying record to 14,000 feet.
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Started her journey around the world by flying to Hawaii.
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Took off from Darwin, Australia
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She was declared dead after a 4 million dollar search failed to find anything to do with her or her plane.
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Took off from Lea, New Guinea
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Earhart's last communication was heard from a Coast Guard ship.
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One reason that Amelia is still so famous today is her incredible advances for aviation and women. Her achievements further inspired women to do more, which played a role in women working during WWII.
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Another reason for Earhart being famous to this day is the mystery behind her disappearance. There have been plenty of theories since she was declared dead, and it still keeps people captivated to this day.
