Amelia

Search for Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane reignites with ambitious new expedition

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Search for Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane reignites with ambitious new expedition

Researchers are gearing up to resume their search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane in the Pacific Ocean after setbacks delayed the search. Purdue University officials said in a recent statement that researchers will travel to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to investigate the Taraia Object, a satellite-imaged anomaly believed by some to be Earhart’s lost Lockheed Electra. The expedition, … Read more

The high-flying life — and love —of aviatrix Amelia Earhart

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The high-flying life — and love —of aviatrix Amelia Earhart

She was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to accomplish that feat solo.  She was a superstar, the most famous woman in the world. She was a pilot, “it” girl, author, adventurer, fashion designer, evangelist and martyr all in one. Her mysterious and shocking disappearance over the Pacific Ocean … Read more

Oregon Zoo celebrates ‘bearthdays’ of polar bear siblings Nora and Amelia Gray: video

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Oregon Zoo celebrates ‘bearthdays’ of polar bear siblings Nora and Amelia Gray: video

The Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, celebrated the birthdays of two polar bears — and they’re half-sisters.  Nora and Amelia Gray turned 7 and 6, respectively, and the Oregon Zoo posted a sweet video to commemorate the day.  Nora and Amelia Gray are half-sister polar bears; both were born at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.  At just 10 … Read more