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Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 at 11:30 p.m. in Atchinson, Kansas.
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Amelia's sister Muriel "Pidge" is born. Location and date are currently unknown.
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Amelia's grandmother, Amelia Otis, dies leaving a great fortune behind that no one can touch for twenty years.
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In the fall of 1916, Amelia enrolls into Ogontz college.
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Amelia went on her first plane ride with the pilot Frank Hawks.
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Amelia has her first plane lesson with Neta Snook.
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Amelia got her first plane, the Canary, a small, yellow plane.
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Amelia successfully gets her pilot's license.
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Amelia's parents get a divorce in the spring of 1924.
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In the spring of 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic. This action inspired Amelia.
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Amelia took off to fly the Atlantic.
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Amelia arrives in Burryport, Whales. Although this is not her destined location, she still flew the Atlantic. Later, she arrived in London, England.
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Amelia took part in a race. However, since the race was just for females, a nickname caught on known as the Powder puff Derby. She places third in the derby.
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Amelia's father Edwin died from stomach cancer.
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Amelia marries Putnam after he proposes.
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Amelia flies the Atlantic all by herself.
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Amelia was the first to go on a non-stop flight from Burbank, California to Mexico City, Mexico.
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Amelia takes off for her solo flight around the world in her Lockheed Electra.
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This is the day of Amelia's last radioing in. She was supposed to land on Howland island, but it would be very hard because the island was very small. She was almost finished her flight, until a storm hit and nobody ever heard from her again. A search party was sent out, to no avail. Although she is gone, Amelia Earhart will always be with us.
