- Did you know June 24th was Amelia Earhart's birthday?
Today is National Amelia Earhart Day and her birthday. Did you know how many records this girl holds?
- She took her first flying lesson on January 3rd, 1921.
- She set the speed record for east-to-west flight from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii.
- She was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross from the U.S. Armed Forces
- Amelia’s first plane was named, “The Canary,” (not shocking because of the name) was a bright yellow Kinner Airster.
- Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932— also making her the first person to fly a plane across the Atlantic twice.
- She set the woman’s world altitude record of 14,000 feet. (1922)
- She set the women’s transcontinental speed record. (1933)
- Amelia was the first person to fly solo between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Oakland, California.
- Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean. (1928)
- She was the first woman vice president of the National Aeronautic Association.
- Not only did Earhart lobby Congress for aviation legislation, she also lobbied for birth control rights, supported women in politics and business, and
endorsed the draft for men, women, and even the elderly to promote equality and peace. - Amelia first became a nurse’s aid to tend to wounded soldiers during World War 1 in Toronto, Canada.
- Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th 1897 in Atchison, Kansas.
- Amelia was the first woman to fly an autogiro with rotating blades to increase lift and allow for shorter takeoffs and landings.
- Amelia spent time living in Boston and writing articles to promote flying in the local newspaper.
- As of 1932, Amelia was developing flying clothes for the Ninety-Nines and was being advertised in Vogue.
- Amelia got her first plane ride on December 28th, 1920 with pilot Frank Hawks.
- Amelia Earhart was the first person to fly solo from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.
- She was the first woman to fly nonstop, coast-to-coast across the United States. (1932)
- Amelia became known as “Lady Lindy,” though she called herself “AE” after her first flight across the Atlantic.
- In 1935, Earhart was a visiting professor at Purdue University, serving as a
counselor for women and an aeronautical lecturer. - Amelia enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate during her 2,408-mile flight, making her the first person to fly alone across the Pacific
- She was the first person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City to Newark, New Jersey.
- She saw her first plane as a 10-year-old at the Kansas state fair.
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