Amelia Earhart

  • Amelia Mary Earhart is born in Atchison, Kansas

    Amelia Mary Earhart is born in Atchison, Kansas
    Amelia Mary Earhart is born and her parents are Amy and Edwin Earhart.
  • Amelia sees her first airplane at the state fair.

    Amelia sees her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair but later remembers it "as not at all interesting".
  • Amelia Otis dies and the Earhart family inherits the money.

    Amelia Otis dies and the Earhart family inherits the money.
    Amelia Otis dies, and the Earhart family inherits the money.
  • Amelia graduates from high school.

  • Amelia starts at Ogontz College.

  • Amelia takes her first plane ride.

  • Amelia gets her first airplane, the airster.

    Amelia gets her first airplane, the airster.
  • Amelia gets her pilots licence.

    Amelia gets her pilots licence.
  • Amelia is a passenger on the Friendship flight.

    Amelia is a passenger on the Friendship flight.
    Amelia is a passenger on the Friendship, a plane formally owned by Captain Robert E. Byrd.
  • Amelia participates in the Womens Cross Country Air Race

    The Womens Cross Country Air Race was also known as the Powder Puff Race and over 30 women pilots participated. Amelia came in third to help one of her friends that had crashed.
  • G.P. Putnam asks Amelia to marry him and she says yes.

    G.P. Putnam asks Amelia to marry him and she says yes.
  • Amelia publishes her book The Fun of It.

    Amelia publishes her book The Fun of It.
  • Amelia atempts to fly across the Atlantic solo.

    Amelia atempts to be the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic solo.
  • Amelia sets a speed record between Los Angelos to Newark NJ

  • Amelia's father, Edwin dies of diesease.

  • Amelia starts her flight from Honolulu to Oakland, CA

  • Amelia takes off on her non-stop flight to Mexico City but is forced to land due to low fuel

  • Amelia takes off for her transatlantic flight but the plane has trouble and she is grounded for repairs

  • The last coast guard transmission from Amelia and her co-pilot