1937: Aviator Amelia Earhart and her plane


Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and also was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She and her plane disappeared in July of 1937, and the cause of her disappearance has never been established.

She was attempting to fly around the world in 1937, but radio contact was lost over Howland Island in the mid-Pacific, and never re-established. After an extensive search, neither her body nor the plane was ever found. On January 15, Amelia Earhart was declared dead. Many theories still circulate concerning her disappearance.