The mysterious death of Amelia Earhart
This world is full of mystery, today there are over thousands of unanswered questions over the span of centuries. Several of these mysteries were people and there’s one that happened very recently but still has go undiscovered, her name was Amelia Earhart. In her time the great depression was in full effect and people's lives were at their worst. When Amelia came along people were able to find a sense of entertainment and enjoyment because of her; men and women alike both looked up to her for what she did for aviation. It wasn’t until her untimely death that people began to lose hope again. So what really did happen to Amelia Earhart in the end.
Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas to Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart and would later have a younger sister named Grace Earhart. While growing up Amelia and Grace would move around continuously from place to place with their mother because of their alcoholic father who was a struggling lawyer who couldn’t find a job. Amelia would later attended Columbia University but would drop out due to lack of funds. Soon later after World War I began, Amelia went to visit her sister in
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The likelihood of this being true is extremely slim, mostly because Amelia’s flight path was nowhere near Japan and that the flight was extreme public and popular ruining the purpose behind it. The only reason some people believe that this is true is because when U.S. soldiers on the Island of Saipan found a safe and blew it open, they found a briefcase containing Amelia Earhart's belongings inside according to some sources. “The Japanese have known the U.S. would have broken their closely guarded military and diplomatic codes, making Earhart expendable”(Kinney Dailymail.com); is what some believe to be true and the U.S. abandoned her making this theory very
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1898, in Atchison, Kansas. Around 1907, her whole family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. Amelia was a full out tomboy during her whole childhood. She once slid a sled off a barn roof, calling it a roller coaster. She also played all the sports that, normally, only boys played like football and basketball. During the summer of 1907, Amelia’s dad, Edwin, took her and her sister, Muriel, to the Des Moines State Fair. Edwin was really attracted to the model airplane at the fair. On the other hand, Muriel and Amelia, surprisingly, were unamused. They just thought the plane was boring. (Lardner, 205-207).
One of the biggest things proving Earhart crashed onto Gardner Island is the physical evidence found on the island. Having artifacts on the island that belonged to Amelia or her plane proves that she was on the island. One piece of physical evidence is that there were bones found on the island. “The morphology of the recovered bones, as far as we can tell applying contemporary forensic methods to measurements taken at the time, appears consistent with a female of Earhart’s height and ethnic origin” ( Bryner 1). This quote shows that the bones could have been from Amelia Earhart. Another piece of physical
Amelia Mary Earhart had the courage and independence to do anything she wanted to do. This includes crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a plane and sharing her visions for aviation and women. She inspired many, formed the first women aviator’s association, and she tried to fly around the world. That is why I think that Amelia Earhart has made a difference. And as I have said, Amelia Earhart has certainly affected many people.
Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937. To this day nobody knows for sure what happened to her. There are many conspiracy theories about what happened to her but there are still none that have been confirmed. her last words were “We must be on you, but cannot see you — but gas is running low. Have been unable to reach you by radio. We
Amelia Earhart or “The Babe of The Sky” most popular for being the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Setting a record for longest distance without refueling, First women to a fly nonstop transcontinental flight, also achieving many more honors all while also writing two books.While achieving another record; to be the first woman to fly around the world she suddenly disappeared on her voyage so close to the finish line.But what exactly happened to Amelia Earhart? Did she truly meet her doom in the ocean or could other theories surrounding her disappearance possibly be true? Let's look at Amelia Earhart before her disappearance. Born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. A spirit of adventure seemed to consume the Earhart children. As a child, Earhart spent most of her time playing with her sister Pidge, climbing trees, sledding, and other outdoor play. Earhart soon Taking a course in Red Cross First Aid, Earhart enlisted as a nurse's aide at Spadina Military Hospital in Toronto, Canada, tending to wounded soldiers during World War I and when the Spanish flu pandemic was spreading. The following year, Amelia enrolled as a premedical student at Columbia University in New York. Shortly thereafter, Earhart soon changed her mind and changed schools, attending Columbia University. Learning to fly in California, she took up aviation as a hobby, taking odd jobs to pay for her flying lessons. In 1922, with the financial
How could someone survive a plane crash? Trying to explain what had happened to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, theories were developed. For the purpose of these theories, some people either believe that Japanese troops kidnapped Earhart, she died as a castaway, or that she lived under another identity. In the end, Amelia Earhart did survive her attempted voyage around the world.
Born in Atchison, Kansas Amelia Earhart was an inquisitive young child. She was the second child born to her family, the first being a stillborn. The third and final child of the Earhart family was Grace Earhart. Grace was born two years after Amelia in 1899. Following in her sister’s footsteps, the two girls both had a thirst for adventure
Amelia Earhart spoke the words, “I want to do something useful in the world.” Not only did she speak these words, but she lived by them with her lifetime full of astonishing aviation records and other services. From her tomboyish childhood to her first flight, Amelia Earhart proved that airplanes and service were her passion. Throughout her entire career, Earhart showed the world what women could do and truly became a world-leading pilot and adventurer.
Many people follow many dangerous dreams that sometimes end up killing them. Amelia Earhart followed her heart and never gave up as she became the first female aviator to fly over the Atlantic. She grew up, learned, to love aviation, became a celebrity and flew many successful flights, flew her last flight and disappeared, then her bones got discovered and inspired others. She inspired women and men saying “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” The mystery of Amelia’s disappearance has been figured out and is still inspiring others. Discover the many things Amelia did and learn the true meaning of `mystery`.
American Civil Rights Activist Amelia Platts was born on August 18th, 1911 in Savannah, Georgia. She had nine siblings, of her parents George and Anna Platts. She had Cherokee and German ancestry. As a young girl her and her family attended church and she later became interested in Women’s Suffrage and started campaigning. Amelia had 4 children of her own.
Many arguments exist around the disappearance of Amelia Earhart; however, the plane crashing and Earhart dying as a castaway on an uninhabited island proves as the most plausible theory. When Amelia flew with Frank Hawks, she felt like flying. When she had decided to get lessons, she took on different jobs to save money and learned from, “Neta Snook, the first aviatrix to run her own aviation business” (American Legends). With the money Amelia saved, she purchased her first plane and went into
It’s a well known mystery because nobody knows exactly what happened, and there are many details that people think may be what happened. Some say she was captured by the Japanese even though they say they have no records of her in their custody (nbcnews.com). While others say she survived the crash and lived on the island for weeks or months, while the plane and Noonan’s her navigator remains were washed out to sea (CNN.com).
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. As a child growing up for her wasn’t always easy. Her father’s drinking caused him to lose a good paying job with the railroads. While visiting her sister in school, she met soldiers from World War 1 who been hurt in battle. Soon after Amelia moved to California to be with her parents. Amelia took a 10-minute plane ride over Los Angeles and she knew that’s what she wanted to do. Amelia worked several jobs to make money for flying lessons. Amelia got a phone call from Captain Hilton that changed her life. Amelia became the first won to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and also the first woman to fly from Hawaii to California. Amelia set out to fly around the world with her navigator Fred Noonan. A U.S coast
At one point in her last flight, Amelia had entered the longest and most difficult passage and the following results have been a mystery. The second to last checkpoint of this flight was from New Guinea to Howland Island. The 2,500 miles were never completed. The “Electra” was supposed to endure twenty hours. After the fifteenth hour or so, things started to go wrong. On July 2, radio workers on Howland Island started to hear some signals. They weren’t completely clear, but the workers knew the signals were coming in from Amelia’s plane. This showed that she was in some kind of trouble and really needed to talk to somebody. Very soon it became clear that she couldn’t hear their frantic radio signals back to her. Her last try of sending a radio signal was recorded 8:43 local time on July 2, 1937 (“Earhart Overview”). The immediate search for her and Noonan was headed by the Navy. The Navy started searching near and around Howland Island. Many people, even soldiers from the Civil War, came to help search for her and her navigator. They searched everywhere they could think of but had no success. On July 18, they called off the search. The Navy had their own opinion on what had happened. “The general opinion was that the plane had probably run out of gas, gone down at sea, and sunk without a trace.” (Beheim). She never finished the last leg of her flight, much to the people’s
In July of 2017, the History Channel debuted its newest documentary, “Amelia Earhart – The Lost Evidence.” The documentary claimed to be investigating new, shocking evidence that purports that the Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, who disappeared while piloting a plane over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, had in fact survived a crash landing and been captured by the Japanese military. As evidence, the documentary presented a photo that analysts claimed showed Earhart and Noonan was likely taken between 1937 and 1943. However, the History Channel halted promotions of the show as it came to light that the picture was taken in 1935, two years before the duo’s disappearance. The documentary even further supports their claim by presenting documentation that held information stating that Earhart and Noonan were prisoners of the Japanese.