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Amelia Earhart

By jstephen23

  • Birth

    Amelia Mary Earhart born in Atchison, Kansas
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    Amelia Earhart

  • Enters the Ogontz School

    Enters the Ogontz School

    A two year female college near Philadelphia

  • Spadina Military Hospital

    Becomes a nurse's aid at Spadina Military Hospital in Toronto, Canada

  • Premedical Student

    Enrolls as a premedical student in Columbia University.
  • First Flying Lesson

    First Flying Lesson

    Moves to Los Angeles and starts first flying lesson.
  • First Airplane and Pilot's license

    First Airplane and Pilot's license

    Receives pilot's license and buys her first airplane, a bright yellow secondhand Kinner Canary.

  • Denison House

    Takes job in Denison House in Boston as a novice social worker.
  • First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean

    First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean

    As a passenger, she becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Wilmer Stultz and Louis E. Gordon were the pilots.
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Marries George Palmer Putnam
  • Fly the Atlantic Ocean Solo

    Fly the Atlantic Ocean Solo

    Becomes first woman and second person to fly the Atlantic Ocean solo.

  • Purdue University

    Works as an aeronautical adviser at Purdue University.

  • Solo over the Pacific Ocean

    Becomes first person to fly over Pacific from Hawaii to California.
  • Begins on around-the-world flight

    Begins on around-the-world flight

    Leaves Miami with her navigator Fred Noonan to begin their journey around the world.

  • Disappears

    Loses radio contact with ground support crews in New Guinea to Howland Island. Disappears.