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Amelia Mary Earhart is born
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amelias life
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Graduates High School
Amelia graduates high school from Hyde Park High School in Chicago. -
Works as a nurse during World War One
While working in a war hospital she caught the Spanish Flu. She survived but it left her with severe health problems for the rest of her life. -
Begins flying lessons
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Sets first world record
the record was for womens flying altitude,14,000 feet -
first women to fly across the atlantic ocean
although she didnt fly or navigate -
Sets second world record
Womens flying speed record,1181.18 miles per hour -
Publishes first book
The Fun of It -
First women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
the flight took 15 hours and 18 minutes. -
First women to fly non stop across USA
The flight was from Los Angeles to newark and took 19 jours and 5 minutes. this broke the previous speed record. -
Awarded several medals
Army Air Corps Distinguished Flying Cross, Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society and Harmon Trophy, America's Outstanding Air Woman. -
First Women to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean
The flight took 18 hours -
begins around the world flight
Her plane is damaged and needs repairs. -
Starts second attempt at around the world flight
She flew from Miami with one crew member, her navigator, Fred Noonan -
Disappears in her plane near Howland Island
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Official search called off
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Declared legaly dead
