History In The Headlines

Category: Amelia Earhart

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December 28, 2012

This Year in History: 2012

As 2011 comes to an end, explore some of the year’s stories, as covered by History in the Headlines.

Amelia Earhart Disappearance
July 2, 2012

What Happened to Amelia?: 9 Tantalizing Theories About the Earhart Disappearance

On the 75th anniversary of her disappearance, explore theories about Amelia Earhart’s final days—some more plausible than others.

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June 28, 2012

Amelia Earhart’s Navigator: The Life and Loss of Fred Noonan

Forever remembered as “Amelia Earhart’s navigator,” Fred Noonan disappeared with the famous aviator 75 years ago on July 2, 1937.

Amelia Earhart
May 21, 2012

Amelia Earhart’s Historic Landing, 80 Years Ago

Five years after Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 transatlantic solo flight, Amelia Earhart became the second person and first woman to accomplish the feat.