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Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, as the daughter of Samuel "Edwin" Stanton Earhart (1867–1930) and Amelia "Amy" (née Otis; 1869–1962). [9] Amelia was born in the home of her maternal grandfather Alfred Gideon Otis (1827–1912), who was a former judge in Kansas, the president of Atchison Savings Bank, and ...
For decades, many believed the famed pilot Amelia Earhart died in a plane crash -- but that may be completely false. For decades, many believed the famed pilot Amelia Earhart died in a plane crash ...
A new photo that emerged this week appears to possibly show the famed pilot sitting on a dock in the South Pacific, but not everyone agrees.
The disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart more than 87 years ago has remained one of the most captivating mysteries in history, with a handful of explorers devoted to scouring the ...
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Speculation on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan has continued since their disappearance in 1937. After the largest search and rescue attempt in history up to that time, the U.S. Navy concluded that Earhart and Noonan ditched at sea after their plane ran out of fuel; this "crash and sink theory" is the most widely accepted explanation.
George Palmer Putnam (September 7, 1887 – January 4, 1950) was an American publisher, writer and explorer. Known for his marriage to (and being the widower of) Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the United States during the 1930s.
“An Astonishing Ocean Discovery May Have Just Ended the 86-Year Search for Amelia Earhart,” wrote this magazine. “3 Miles Down, a Potential Clue to Earhart’s Fate” reported the New York ...
Long gave his prognosis on Earhart's fate and the positive condition her aircraft would be in, in the deep sea. Long co-wrote Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved with his wife Marie, published in 1999. [3] Long is the originator and leading proponent of the book's "Crash and Sink" theory explaining Amelia Earhart's disappearance.