Amelia Earhart
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I love her facial expression in the [Amelia Earhart] photograph ... I took the shot as I was cheering 'Emma you just flew a plane, by yourself, over the ocean!' -- in her eyes I see so much pride and confidence.
I have a feeling that there is just about one more good flight left in my system…
There is strong evidence to suggest that a box of skeletal remains brought to Fiji in a wooden box in July 1937 could be that of Amelia Earhart or her navigator Fred Noonan. My research has uncovered that the box was brought to a hospital in Fiji or the museum while in the care of Doctor HoodlessMore quotes »
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81st Anniversary Of Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight Observed
May 21, 1927 after landing in Paris, France safely. Five years later, on exactly the same date (May 20, 1932), Kansas-native Amelia Earhart became the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic, paying tribute to the anniversary of Lindbergh’s successful from RedOrbit Read more »
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This Day in History for May 21
May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland. - 1471, King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London at age 49. - 1542, Spanish from GoErie.com Read more »
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Amelia Earhart - picture of the day
you need help using the site: userhelp@guardian.co.uk Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: +44 (0)20 3353 2000 Amelia Earhart being congratulated on her solo flight in a Lockeed Vega by Andrew Mellon, US ambassador to Britain. They are surrounded from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Today in History for May 20th
of this day in history: Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner dies. (May 20) The daily news post from TDNpost.com Read more »
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The day Amelia Earhart flew the Atlantic
to see this feminist celebrity. Eighty one years later, the event is being celebrated in Derry in the UK City of Culture's Amelia Earhart Festival. Joe Campbell, who has illustrated graphic novels on Earhart, describes her achievement and the wonder of three from BBC News Read more »
