Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart departed on a journey to become the first pilot to successfully fly solo from Hawaii to mainland United States on this day in history, Jan. 11, 1935. The daring ...

Then on Jan. 11, 1935, she became the first person to solo fly the 2,408-mile distance ... according to The Amelia Earhart official website. Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas.

There’s a new lead in the almost nine-decade search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, which disappeared without a trace during her ill-fated bid to become the first woman to fly around the world in ...

A local man’s unsuccessful search for the remnants of Amelia Earhart’s plane more than 85 years years after it disappeared ...

Erin previously worked at PARADE Magazine and The Knot. From a young age, Amelia Earhart loved flying. Her passion brought her fame, and ultimately, notoriety, as she took off for an around-the ...

Trailblazer pilot Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic on a solo mission! She encouraged women in STEM to push boundaries! CC BY Purdue Engineering, Celebrating Amelia ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. ORIGINAL: Amelia Earhart set flying records, ...

Amelia Earhart memorial (credit ... On June 1, 1937, Earhart set out to fly around the world with her navigator Fred Noonan. The two made multiple stops to refuel with their last known stop ...

Enduring mystery: Why Amelia Earhart's plane has eluded searchers ... began their flight by leaving Oakland, California, and flying east on May 20, 1937. They landed in Australia on June 29 ...

Amelia Earhart made her final airborne radio call ... Later, she became the first person to complete a solo flight across the Pacific, flying from California to the Hawaiian islands in 1934.

There's a new woman representative in Washington, D.C. A statue of Amelia Earhart — the pioneering aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in — was unveiled at ...

"Yet another expedition is being considered, there are no settled plans yet." ORIGINAL: Amelia Earhart set flying records, wrote books, advocated for women's rights and, at the height of her fame ...