Amelia Earhart History: July 2, 1937 - Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappear over Pacific Ocean January 11, 1935 - Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course) August 25, 1932 - Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight August 24, 1932 - 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart May 21, 1932 - 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart, lands May 20, 1932 - Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic March 30, 1932 - Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic June 17, 1928 - Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) July 24, 1898 - Amelia Earhart, U.S. aviator, 1st woman to solo Atlantic