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Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897
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Amelia entered the pre-med program at Columbia University but after a year decides to leave to join her parents, who have reunited in Los Angeles.
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Amelia passed her flying license tests given by the National Aeronautic Association. She flies in the Pacific Coast Ladies' Derby in Pasadena two days later.
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Amelia had her first flying lesson with Neta Snook. She got a lot of different jobs to pay for the lessons and six months later she buys her own plane.
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Amelia set an unofficial altitude record for female pilots after flying to 14,000 feet.
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Amelia is issued an international pilot's license, becoming the 16th woman ever to achieve this.
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back.
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Amelia visits the White House, and becomes besties with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Amelia's plane disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean, and in 1939 she was declared dead