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Muriel Earhart Morrissey (December 29, 1899 – March 2, 1998), the younger sister of aviator Amelia Earhart, was a high school teacher, author, and activist. [1] After her sister disappeared on a flight across the Pacific in 1937, Earhart spent decades biographing Amelia's life and managing her legacy. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Eugene Luther "Gene" Vidal (/ v ɪ ˈ d ɑː l /; [1] April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete.For eight years, from 1929 to 1937, he worked closely with Amelia Earhart in a number of aviation-related enterprises, and was President Franklin Roosevelt's top civil aviation director from 1933 to 1937.
“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 ...
The Earhart's lived at 1443 8th Street, Des Moines, from 1908-1909. The house, built in 1889, still stands as a residential home
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 ...
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.
Her sister was social worker and federal labor official Dorothea de Schweinitz. She graduated from Smith College in 1918, [ 5 ] attended Columbia University in 1919 and 1920, where she was a classmate and friend of Amelia Earhart , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and earned her medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1924.