In early July of 1947, most likely around July 4th or 5th, something crashed to the Earth in the high desert of eastern New Mexico (Carey & SChmitt, 2009). Mac Brazel, a ranch hand on the J.B. Foster ranch, went to check on his sheep one morning after a series of severe thunderstorms. He was concerned about the wellbeing of his cattle because he heard a very loud explosion the night before during the storm. Upon riding out to the pastures, Brazel discovered a huge amount of strange debris scattered across the fields. Not knowing what this strange debris was, Brazel gathered some of it and showed it to his friends…
The Lindbergh kidnapping was the “crime of the century” in the 1930’s. Charles Lindbergh became famous for making the first solo transatlantic airplane flight in 1927, later he became a daredevil pilot performing at fairs and other events. Before all of Charlie's’ amazing accomplishments, he was a farmer in Minnesota. Charles and his wife Anne Lindbergh lived in their new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey, they had a nanny named Betty Gow, who was the first to discover the missing infant from the second floor. Because Charles Lindbergh was so well loved by Americans, the kidnapping of his son was a shocking event in our own nation.…
Amelia Earhart was declared legally dead on January 5, 1939, after the most expensive air and sea search in American history. The first search for Amelia Earhart started on July 2, 1937, and was lead by the U.S Navy and Coast Guard. An additional search funded by George Putnam, Amelia Earhart's husband of six years, was also unsuccessful (“What Happened”). At the time of Amelia’s disappearance, she was one of the world's most famous female aviators. As a result of this fame, expectations were high that Amelia would be rescued. Several weeks of newspapers led the public to believe there was new evidence, later found inconclusive, resulting in disappointment. Many people deduced that Amelia and Fred ran out of fuel a crashed into the Pacific…
Amelia Earhart: The Sky’s No Limit a biography talks about one of the most famous aviator women in history. As a young girl her grandparents could have recalled her as a daring girl with big dreams, and without a doubt she grew into women were those dreams became a reality. Always fascinated with airplanes she obtained her own pilot wings and participated in flights and shows across the country. She won the world over with her humbleness along with George Putnam. He was set out to make Amelia the most famous Aviator in history. To make that dream a reality she would have to fly solo across the entire world. On her journey to pave the road for future women aviators she vanished among the islands in the Pacific coming to end of her round-the-world flight. Her aircraft was never found, but her memory lives on for being one of the most Famous Women Aviators in History.…
Sometimes even the most famous and gifted people on earth are caught in their own predicament. Charles Augustus Lindbergh Sr. born February 4, 1902, became the first aviator to fly across the waves of the Atlantic ocean. However, on Tuesday, March 1st even the most famous man on earth was shaken. When Charles Lindbergh's son Charles Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped, the entire country became terrorized by the event. The baby was found days later, dead, in the wood, which turned the possible kidnapping into a murder case. However, with no evidence or leads, the mystery remains unsolved to this day. As detectives continue to investigate, they all arrive at one conclusion, the kidnapping had to be committed by a person in Lindbergh household. By examining…
There are many differences for Amelia and Bessie Coleman like were they got their pilot license from. Bessie got hers in France by Federation Aeronautique Internationale and Amelia got hers from the Wright Brothers. Also no one knows how Amelia Earhart died. Bessie Coleman died by the plane flipping over and she fell out. There are many theories how Amelia Earhart died like she got captured by Japanese soldiers, that they were executed and many more like Amelia was the Tokyo Rose while Fred got shot. Also Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pacific Ocean in 1935. Bessie Coleman was a Barnstormer. Barnstormer- a person that travels around the country performing in air shows.…
“Don’t be realistic and don’t do your best. Strive to be perfect and do better than your best”. Charles Lindbergh lived by this adage during his lifetime, back in the early to mid-1900s. Charles Lindbergh was world famous for flying the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean. He was the hero of the world and everyone wanted to meet him. While he was basking in his glory, he married a woman named Anne Morrow Lindbergh. On June 22, 1930, they had a little boy named Charles Lindbergh Jr. who was kidnapped and murdered when he was almost two on the evening of March 1, 1932. This event became the case of the century. A Cryptic ransom note demanding $50,000 was left on the window sill in the baby’s nursery, along with a ladder leaning against…
C. Amelia Earhart had many accomplishments. On June 17th 1928 she was the first woman to fly the…
On July 2nd, 1937, a female pilot named Amelia Earhart vanished while flying over the Bermuda Triangle. Researchers have investigated the things Amelia did before her famous flight, the theories that have been put forward about Amelia’s death, and the theories that involve the Japanese.…
During the time that Amelia Earhart was sprouting into adulthood, women were just starting to stand up for their wants and needs, including operating an aircraft. Amelia started her first flight lessons on a sunny day in January of 1921 (Historychannel1). Amelia had troubles learning to fly but with the help of her very trusty flight instructor, “Neta Snook,’ Amelia ultimately achieved her goal of flying (Historychannel1). She competed in the air and was one of the first women to fly. Her successes were inevitable, but her career was unfortunately cut short after her plane crashed as she attempted to circumnavigate the world for the second time (what happened to Amelia Earhart). After many years of mystery, scientist and specialist have investigated what led to disaster and what really happened to Amelia Earhart on her last flight.…
Conspiracy theories are naturally created because of doubt. Conspiracy theories resemble Russian nesting dolls. The event or phenomenon is just like the innermost nesting doll, once people start questioning the theory the doll gets bigger and bigger with other possible conspiracies. Making it harder for people to believe the story the media tells first. Most people naturally believe conspiracy theories because it is easier to believe that people are corrupt than to believe things just happen without reason. People are right to question events that happen, but to what extent? Sometimes terrible incidents happen and no one is to blame, but people…
The story of the Lost Colony has fascinated people across four centuries and remains one of the enduring mysteries of early America. There are several theories put forth to explain the disappearance, but despite efforts by historians, archeologists, and other investigators, the fate of these early colonists seems destined to remain a mystery.…
a plane crash and took action to save herself. The others who survived the crash…
Most of the local people had a story or two to tell about their experiences with…
Amelia Earhart’s determination to break new flying records ended with a great mystery of her disappearance. Earhart’s mystery continues as researchers are still looking for evidence today.Works Cited…