Amelia Earhart By wragin Jul 24, 1897 She was born in Atchison, Kansas She was born in Atchison, Kansas Jan 1, 1916 Graduated from Hyde Park High School, Chicago Jan 1, 1921 Flying lessons with Anita Snook; soloed Jan 1, 1922 Set first flying record, for altitude (14,000 feet) Jan 1, 1928 Flew Atlantic; wrote "20 Hrs. 40 Min."; flew first solo round-trip transcontinental flight Jan 1, 1929 Many speaking tours; bought Lockheed Vega; took park in first Woman's Air Derby Jan 1, 1931 Married George Putnam; flew autogiro to altitude record Jan 1, 1933 Visited Roosevelts at the White House; took part in National Air Races; broke transcontinental records Jan 1, 1935 Flew first solo flight from Hawaii to U.S. mainland Jul 2, 1937 Lost while on round-the-world flight; "Last Flight," elited by George Putnam, published
