Amelia Earheart

Amelia was the first child in her family, but two and a half years later, she was followed by her younger sister Muriel. Their parents left them with their grandparents, so the father could take a job with the Rock Island Line Railroad in Des Moines, Iowa. The two girls moved to Des Moines to be with their parents in 1908. At the Iowa State fair, 10yr old Amelia saw her first airplane.

While Amelia was a teen, it had become obvious that her father was a drunk. In 1914, their father had lost his job and the girls left him to move in with friends in Chicago. In 1917 Amelia decided to train as a nurse aid in Toronto, Canada. In

While her flight to Lea, she reported being on course for Howland Island. There is no real evidence that Amelia ever crossed over Nukumanu. Her last call was in and Amelia was no longer seen or heard of. It was said that she was low on gas and the plane went down off the coast of Howland. The president had search of 9 naval ships and 66 aircrafts. July 18 they finished the search with only hope left in their hands.

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