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    Earhart may have landed safely on the island known as Nikumaroro, but died before she could have been rescued. The TIGHAR team suggests, “The Earhart made more than 100 radio transmissions calling for help between July 2 and July 6 of 1937, which rules out the possibility of her plane crashing” (Pequenino). In…

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    Amelia Earhart Women should try to do the impossible like men and when they don’t succeed it should be a challenge for others. Even though she tried to fly around the world and failed, Amelia Earhart was a very determined women and should be remembered. Because she fought for international peace and equality for woman. She also was the first person to attempt to fly around the world. Amelia Earhart had a lot of firsts. On December 28, 1920 pilot Frank Hawks gave Amelia Earhart her first…

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    There is always a first to something. Whether it be the first computer being invented or the first person to perform open heart surgery successfully, there will always be a first. Amelia Earhart was one of them; she accomplished many firsts during her life which helped her become who she was, an American Aviator, which also helped her transform into an iconic person. She was the first woman to fly solo in multiple different places, inspiring thousands of others to follow her footsteps. Along…

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    naval and psychic experts, but in October 1937 he acknowledged that the chance of Earhart and Noonan surviving was slim to none. Many theories arose after the two vanished. One theory is that they touched down on a small uninhabited island called Nikumaroro. As Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery searched the island they found artifacts such as improvised tools, shoe remnants, and aircraft wreckage. A few years later they found remains of a castaway on the island. Another theory is that Earhart…

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