Amelia Earhart is a trendsetter, a trailblazer, the first woman to fly solo across the United States and the Atlantic Ocean. Pushing back against society norms, Amelia Earhart rose to fame as a successful pilot in an era where that field was dominated by men. Then, in 1937, it came to a tragic end. Today, we'll tell Earhart's story, look at her final mission, and all the theories surrounding it.

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