Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia's first fli!

ht was when she was "ust se#en years ol$. %ith the hel& of 'uriel an$ her uncle she ma$e a homema$e roller coaster. After crashin! $ramatically she tol$ her sister that it was "ust li(e flyin! . %hen Amelia was ele#en years ol$, in 19)8, she saw one of the %ri!ht *rothers first air&lanes at the +owa ,tate -air. ,he ha$ no interest in flyin! an$ $i$n't thin( much of the &lane at the time. After !ra$uatin! from hi!h school, Amelia wasn't sure what she wante$ to $o. ,he first went to the .!ont/ ,chool in 0ennsyl#ania, but $ro&&e$ out to become a nurse's ai$e ten$in! woun$e$ sol$iers from %orl$ %ar +. 1hen she stu$ie$ to become a mechanic, but soon was bac( in school stu$yin! for a career in me$icine. E#entually she $eci$e$ to !o into me$ical research. 1hat is, until she too( her first &lane fli!ht. .n 2ecember 28, 192) Amelia an$ her father #isite$ an air show in 3alifornia. Amelia went on her first &lane fli!ht that $ay. ,he later sai$ that + (new + ha$ to fly . Amelia wor(e$ har$ an$, to!ether with some money from her mother, she was able to &ay for flyin! lessons. E#entually she &urchase$ her own &lane, A bri!ht yellow air&lane she nic(name$ the 3anary . ,he also !ot her &ilot's license an$ set a new altitu$e recor$ for female &ilots of 14,))) feet. +n 1928 Amelia was in#ite$ to ta(e &art in a historic fli!ht across the Atlantic. 1o!ether with &ilot *ill ,tult/ an$ co4&ilot ,lim 5or$on, Amelia flew across the Atlantic .cean in the air&lane -rien$shi&. ,he was the na#i!ator on the fli!ht. .n June 18, 1928 after twenty one hours of flyin!, the &lane lan$e$ in %ales. ,he was the first woman to ma(e the fli!ht across the Atlantic. Earhart was recei#e$ bac( in the 6nite$ ,tates as a hero. ,he wante$ to ma(e the same tri& across the Atlantic, but this time she wante$ to &ilot the &lane an$ ma(e the fli!ht by herself. .n 'ay 2), 1972 she too( off from 8arbour 5race, 9ewfoun$lan$. ,he inten$e$ to ma(e the same fli!ht that 3harles :in$ber!h ha$ ma$e fi#e years before an$ fly to 0aris, -rance. 1he fli!ht was #ery $an!erous. -ourteen hours later she ha$ crosse$ the Atlantic .cean, but ha$ to cut the fli!ht short, lan$in! in a cow &asture in :on$on$erry, 9orthern +relan$. ,he recei#e$ many awar$s inclu$in! becomin! the first woman to recei#e the 2istin!uishe$ -lyin! 3ross from 3on!ress. Amelia continue$ to fly o#er the ne;t se#eral years. ,he bro(e many recor$s inclu$in! bein! the first &erson to fly solo from 8awaii to 3alifornia. Amelia wrote an$ !a#e s&eeches about flyin! an$ women's ri!hts. ,he wante$ to be the first woman to fly aroun$ the worl$. .n June 1977 Amelia an$ -re$ 9oonan, her na#i!ator, too( off from 'iami, -lori$a. .n July 2n$ they too( off from 9ew 5uinea to fly to 8owlan$ +slan$ in the 0acific .cean, but they were ne#er seen from a!ain. 1he 6nite$ ,tates !o#ernment searche$ for Amelia an$ her &lane for se#eral wee(s, but

they coul$ not fin$ them. 1here ha#e been a lot of theories about what ha&&ene$ to the fli!ht, but no one really (nows an$ her &lane has ne#er been foun$.