Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born in Kansas in 1897 and took her first flying lesson in 1921, quickly becoming fascinated with aviation. Some of her many accomplishments included being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928, marrying George Putnam in 1931, and making a number of record-setting flights in the 1930s. However, in 1937 Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming one of aviation's most famous disappearances.

1. By Rowyn Porterfield

2.  AmeliaEarhart was born in
Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897.

3.  Amelia spent Christmas 1917 with her sister
in Toronto, Canada.

4.  Soon after the holiday, Amelia quit school.

5.  1921:
Amelia had her first flying lesson on
January 3 and bought her first airplane, the
Canary, for her birthday.

6.  1928:
Flew aboard the Friendship and
became the first woman to cross the Atlantic
Ocean by air on June 17-18.

7.  1931: Married George P. Putman on February
7.

8.  1932: Flew alone across the Atlantic, the
first woman and just the second person to do
it May 20-21.

9.  1935:
Became the first person to fly from
Hawaii to California, January 11-12.

10.  1935:Became the first person to fly alone
from Los Angeles to Mexico City, April 19-20.

11.  1937:Disappeared in the Pacific Ocean, July
3.