On this day - 21 May
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Amelia Earhart completes solo flight over the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas and was an accomplished pilot. On May 21st 1932 she landed in Northern Island and became the first woman to complete a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. She had taken off the previous day from Newfoundland and flew for nearly 15 hours before landing.
She went on to achieve other solo feats such as the first flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. She was declared dead having gone missing while attempting a round the world flight. At the point of disappearance, she was somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
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