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Amelia Earhart

Birth: July 24, 1897

Death/Disappearance: January 5, 1939
Age: 41 years old

Occupations: Aviator & Author

nationality: American

Known for: First woman to fly solo across the atlantic ocean

Facts: In 1933 she created a clothing line,

Amelia helped found an organisation for women pilots called the

ninety-nines,

Amelia's first plane was bright yellow and called ‘the Canary’ in
october 22, 1922

Amelia was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air

travel

Amelia was elected as the first president of The Ninety-Nines ( The

Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots )

Earhart wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences

Earhart became the 16th woman in the United States to be issued

a pilot’s licence

Earhart received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross

Earhart is generally seen as a feminist icon

Amelia was very close friends with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University

Earhart was an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment

Amelia was installed into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in

1973

Earhart was installed into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in

1968

Earhart is ranked ninth on Flying’s list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation

Francis Drake

Birth: 1540
Death: January 28th, 1596
Age: 56 Years old

Nationality:english

Spouse:Elizabeth Sydenham(Married 1585-1596) Mary

newman(Married 1569-1581)

He was a slave trader

He had a massive bounty on his head

He was a successful politician

he circumnavigated the earth for 3 years