When Amelia Earhart stepped into the cockpit of her Lockheed Electra in June 1937, her sights were set on an accomplishment no woman had ever made—a female-piloted solo flight around the globe.

Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to correct the year in which William "Bill" Sablan heard his uncle talk about Amelia Earhart. It was 1961, not 1971. Sablan said he ...

On June 1, 1937, famed American aviator Amelia Earhart left Miami with hopes of becoming the first woman to fly around the world. She had a reason to be optimistic, having successfully flown ...

A sonar image suspected of showing the remains of the plane of Amelia Earhart, the famed American aviator who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, has turned out to be a rock formation.

HONOLULU (KHON2) – For the first time in a very long time, the United States Air Force will open Hickam Field for the community to come down and learn what they do, what they work with and much ...

A South Carolina exploration company's stunning revelation this year that it possibly found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane turned out to be an aircraft-shaped rock formation.

Amelia Earhart in the cockpit of her Lockheed Electra 10-E. [Courtesy: Purdue University Libraries] On July 2, 1937, aviatrix Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared while flying over ...

In the urban geography of greater New Orleans, the Earhart Expressway is something of an anomaly, wending and bending through otherwise rectilinear street systems. The 8-mile-long artery starts ...

flying was a new – and dangerous – field.Although aviation had certainly gotten off the ground by the time Earhart decided to train in 1921, the list of casualties was growing steadily for ...

Amelia Earhart is regarded as one of the most influential women in history. The legendary pilot was born in Atchison, Kansas. At a very young age, Earhart was considered a tomboy as she preferred ...