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 flight across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart has captivated the world for almost a nine decades now. Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world when he plane disappeared in 1937. She was close to Howland Island in the
Aviation trailblazer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the U.S. nonstop on this day in history, Aug. 24, 1932. Earhart piloted her Lockheed Vega 5B from Los Angeles to Newark in a record 19 hours and 5 minutes.