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Tag: Amelia Earhart

Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

A First for Amelia Earhart

By Tony Pettinato on May 16, 2022

An article about Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to receive a pilot’s license from the National Aeronautic Association, on 16 May 1923... (Read More)

Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Gone: The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 7, 2017

An article about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, who vanished on 2 July 1937 somewhere in the Pacific Ocean while trying to fly around the world... (Read More)

Photo: this red Lockheed Vega 5b airplane, flown by Amelia Earhart, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Credit: Sergio Caltagirone; Wikimedia Commons.

Amelia Earhart: First Woman to Fly Nonstop across U.S.

By Tony Pettinato on August 25, 2016

An article about pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to fly nonstop across the U.S. on 24-25 August 1932... (Read More)

Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California

By Tony Pettinato on January 11, 2016

An article about Amelia Earhart in 1935 becoming the first pilot, male or female, to fly solo from Hawaii to California... (Read More)

Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

20 May 1932: Amelia Earhart’s Solo Flight across the Atlantic

By Tony Pettinato on May 20, 2015

An article about Amelia Earhart’s departure from Newfoundland on 20 May 1932 to begin her successful solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean... (Read More)


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