July 24 is National Amelia Earhart Day, honoring the famed aviatorās birthday (July 24, 1897). Earhart was one of the worldās most celebrated aviators, setting numerous records. Notably, in 1932 she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 Earhart and her copilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world. Their fate became an enduring mystery that captured the publicās imagination and generated numerous theories.
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