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Amelia is born.
Amelia Earhart is born in Atchinson, Kansas. -
Muriel is born.
Amelia's little sister, Muriel, is born. The two would become life-long friends. -
Amelia goes to the Ogontz school.
Amelia's mother scrapes together enough money to send her to the school of her choice. -
Amelia goes in her first plane ride.
Pilot Frank Hawks takes Amelia on her first plane ride. -
Amelia gets her first flying lesson.
Neta Snook gives Amelia her first flying lesson. Neta would become Amelia's flight instructor. -
Amelia gets her first plane.
Amelia gets the nimble "Airster" for her 24th birthday. -
Amelia gets a new flight instructor.
Neta Snook sells her plane and Amelia starts to learn from John Montijo. -
Amelia sets a womens altitude record.
Amelia climbs to 14,000 feet. This record would be bested two weeks later by Ruth Nichols. -
Amelia gets her pilot's license.
Amelia becomes the 16th women in the world to recieve a pilots license from the National Aeronautic Association. -
Amela's parents become officially divorced.
Amy and Edwin officially split up. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses Atlantic by plane.
Charles Lindnergh becomes the first person to ever fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Amelia crosses the atlantic.
Amelia becomes the first women to cross the Atlantic Ocean. She was only a passenger on the plane though. -
Amelia founds the " Ninety Nines"
Amelia and Ruth Nichols found a womens flight society. This society is still together today. -
Edwin Earhart dies.
Amelia's father dies of stomach cancer. -
Amelia marries G.P. Putnam.
After G.P. Putnam's previous marriage falls apart, he proposes to Amelia. She accepts and they are married in Connecticut. -
Amelia takes off to fly over atlantic Ocean.
Amelia flies across the Atlantic Ocean as a pilot this time. -
Amelia takes off from Honolulu to Oakland.
Amelia becomes the first person in the world to fly this route when she lands in Oakland, California -
Amelia starts her around the world journey.
Amelia makes the first leg of her flight from Oakland, Cal. to Miami, Fla. -
Amelia Earhart is officially pronounced dead.
After weeks of searching, Amelia Earhart is finally pronounced to be offially dead. But no one knows for sure.
