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Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas to Edward and Amy Otis-Earhart. She has one sister, Muriel.
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At age 10, while visiting the state fair in Des Moines, Iowa Earhart veiwed her first plane but was not impressed.Date not exact
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She was offered a ride with pilot Frank Hawks and at only 300 ft off the ground she knew she wanted to fly planes.
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Amelia Earhart recieved her first flying lesson and continued them from then on.
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With financial help from her mother and sister, Earhart purchased her first plane which she called "The Canary." While using the "Canary" she set many records.Date not exact
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Amelia recieved a call asking if she would be the first women passanger to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Earhart accompanied Wilmer Stiltz and Louis Gorden. The team left from New Foundland and landed in Whales approximately 21 hours later. It made national headlines.
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She married her partner, George Putnam.She called her marriage a partnership with dual control.
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Earhart made a trip from Newfoundland to Paris. It landed her national recognition and recieved a medal from President Herbert Hoover.
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Earhart flew from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California by herself. It was the first successful attempt made by anyone.
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Amelia Earhart decided on her 40th birthday she had one final thing she wanted to accomplish and that was flying all the way around the world.
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Earhart and accompanying navigator, Fred Noonan, flew into overcast skies and rainshowers. Panic set in when they couldnt find there destination and began running low on fuel. The were last heard from at 8:45 pm.
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Although Earhart was never heard from after July 2, 1937 she was not offically declared dead until January 5, 1939.
