Amelia Earhart and the Bizarre Hollow Earth Conspiracy Theory About Her Disappearance
On 7/24/21 at 1:01 AM EDT
Today, July 24, marks the birth date of Amelia Earhart, the American aviation pioneer who broke records for women in flight and helped form the female pilot group the Ninety-Nines.
Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897 and served as a nurse s aid in World War 1. After her time watching pilots, she went on to take flying lessons in 1921 and earned her license that year, according to History.com.
And then she began breaking records.
Earhart became the first woman to fly solo above 14,000 feet; the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, across the U.S., and much more.