Amelia Earhart
Britain's venerable Belstaff makes New York debut
Sep 11, 2012 01:57 EDT
British heritage brand Belstaff, embarking on a renaissance 88 years after its founding, made its New York fashion week debut with a women's wear collection inspired by vintage travel luggage.
Earhart team says possible plane debris sighted
Aug 21, 2012 04:19 EDT
Researchers trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the 1937 disappearance of US aviator Amelia Earhart in the Pacific have said they spotted debris under water that may have come from her plane.
Novelist Gore Vidal dies at age 86: family
Aug 01, 2012 07:44 EDT
US novelist Gore Vidal, the iconoclastic commentator on American life and history in works such as "Lincoln" and "Myra Breckinridge," died Tuesday at age 86, his family said.
Gore Vidal, novelist and iconoclast, dies aged 86
Aug 01, 2012 04:57 EDT
US novelist Gore Vidal, the iconoclastic commentator on American life and history in works such as "Lincoln" and "Myra Breckinridge," died Tuesday at age 86, his family said.
Novelist Gore Vidal dies at age 86
Aug 01, 2012 03:31 EDT
US novelist Gore Vidal, the iconoclastic commentator on American life and history in works like "Lincoln" and "Myra Breckenridge," died Tuesday at age 86, his family said.
Mission fails to find Amelia Earhart plane
Jul 24, 2012 11:28 EDT
A mission aimed at locating the plane flown by aviation legend Amelia Earhart has ended without finding any evidence of the wreckage, organizers said.
Expedition hopes to solve Earhart?s mystery 1937 crash
Jul 04, 2012 02:04 EDT
An expedition to test the theory that aviatrix Amelia Earhart survived the crash of her airplane 75 years ago and died a castaway on a desert island left Hawaii on Tuesday.
Expedition leaves Hawaii seeking fate of US aviator
Jul 03, 2012 22:39 EDT
An expedition to test the theory that aviatrix Amelia Earhart survived the crash of her airplane 75 years ago and died a castaway on a desert island has left Hawaii.
Expedition vows to learn fate of missing US aviator
Jul 03, 2012 18:53 EDT
The leader of a south Pacific expedition to solve a 75-year-old mystery over Amelia Earhart's disappearance vowed to leave no stone unturned Tuesday, shortly before setting sail from Hawaii.
Expedition out to solve Earhart's 1937 disappearance
Jul 03, 2012 03:22 EDT
Seventy-five years after Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific, a research team plans to leave Tuesday on an expedition to solve the mystery over the pioneering aviatrix's fate.
Amelia Earhart mystery may be solved in Pacific
Jun 10, 2012 07:19 EDT
Seventy-five years after Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific, a research team is setting off July 2 with high hopes of resolving the mystery surrounding the pioneering aviatrix.
US vows search for aviation legend Amelia Earhart
Mar 21, 2012 00:02 EDT
The United States vowed to help solve the 75-year-old mystery of aviation legend Amelia Earhart after analysis of a photograph showed that she may have crashed on a remote Pacific island.
US vows search for aviation legend Amelia Earhart
Mar 20, 2012 22:12 EDT
The United States vowed to help solve the 75-year-old mystery of aviation legend Amelia Earhart after analysis of a photograph showed that she may have crashed on a remote Pacific island.
Clinton vows search for 'heroine' Amelia Earhart
Mar 20, 2012 11:59 EDT
The United States vowed Tuesday to help solve the 75-year-old mystery of aviation legend Amelia Earhart after analysis of a photograph showed that she may have crashed on a remote Pacific island.
Bones found on island might be Amelia Earhart's
Dec 18, 2010 00:47 EST
Scientists test bone pieces found on Pacific island to see if they belong to Amelia Earhart. The three bone fragments turned up on a deserted South Pacific island that lay along the course Amelia Earhart was following when she vanished. Nearby were several tantalizing artifacts: some old makeup, some glass bottles and shells that had been cut open.
Lab scans bones that may belong to Amelia Earhart
Dec 17, 2010 12:23 EST
Okla. lab studying South Pacific bone fragments that could help solve Amelia Earhart mystery. Three bone fragments found on a South Pacific island could help prove that famed aviator Amelia Earhart died as a castaway after failing in her quest to circumnavigate the globe.
Bones found on island may belong to Amelia Earhart
Dec 17, 2010 02:49 EST
US aircraft history buffs are hopeful that tiny bones along with artefacts from the 1930s found on a remote Pacific island may reveal the fate of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.
Smithsonian puts spotlight on 'Pioneers of Flight'
Nov 16, 2010 15:35 EST
Earhart, Lindbergh in spotlight as Smithsonian overhauls 'Pioneers of Flight' gallery. Amelia Earhart was, of course, a famous pilot and pioneer for women. Her time as a fashion designer, though, usually isn't something people remember about the woman who disappeared during a 1937 flight.
Rare photos of Amelia Earhart in Hawaii on display
Jul 26, 2010 10:52 EDT
Hawaii exhibit of rare Amelia Earhart photos brings aviation pioneer to life. Amelia Earhart is returning to The Royal Hawaiian.
Russian capsule carrying 3 docks at space station
Jun 17, 2010 23:26 EDT
Russian capsule carrying 3 docks at space station, NASA eyeing 3 pieces of close orbiting junk. The International Space Station received three new residents with Thursday's arrival of a Russian capsule, doubling the size of its female crew to an all-time high.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Amelia Earhart | |
|---|---|
 Amelia Mary Earhart c. 1935 | |
| Full name | Amelia Mary Earhart |
| Birth | July 24, 1897, Atchison, Kansas, USA |
| Spouse | George P. Putnam |
| Aviation | |
| Known for | First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and setting many aviation records. |
