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Last time a Dem won a Senate seat in Kansas, Amelia Earhart, Babe Ruth were news • Nov. 4, 2026, 3:34 PM ET (The Kansas City Star)
Amelia Earhart to Jimmy Hoffa: 5 mysteries that still vex us • Nov. 2, 2026, 10:58 AM ET (USA Today)
Pittsburgh authors revisit regionā€™s early days of flight • Oct. 30, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
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In search for Amelia Earhartā€™s plane, tantalising clue turns out to be tree debris • Oct. 20, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Straits Times)

Facts

Also Known As Amelia Mary Earhart
Born July 24, 1897 ā€¢ Atchison ā€¢ Kansas
Died July 2, 1937? ā€¢ near Howland Island ā€¢ Pacific Ocean
Notable Works ā€œ20 Hrs. 40 Min.ā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Fun of Itā€

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Portrait of Amelia Earhart smiling, wearing a collared shirt and jacket.
Atchison: childhood home of Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart stands smiling in front of an airplane engine, wearing a jacket and scarf, after her nonstop transcontinental flight in 1932.
Harbour Grace
Amelia Earhart seated and smiling, wearing a dark dress with a white collar and the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour medal pinned to her chest.
Close-up profile of Amelia Earhart smiling in the cockpit, wearing a bomber jacket and flight goggles on her head.
Amelia Earhart sits on her airplane, surrounded by reporters with notepads and a camera, answering questions after her record-setting solo flight in 1937.
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