It’s one of the great American mysteries, what ever happened to Amelia Earhart? She disappeared somewhere over the Pacific ...

Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, at the Honolulu airport in March 1937 before their planned flight around the world. (Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) ...

There could now be a major development in what happened to Amelia Earhart amid the search for her crashed plane. It's an enduring mystery that has captured the imagination of people for generations.

On July 2, the 88 th anniversary of famed aviator Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Purdue University announced an expedition to confirm whether or not the wreckage of her plane has been found.

The disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart more than 87 years ago has remained one of the most captivating mysteries in history, with a handful of explorers devoted to scouring the seas ...

It’s one of the most famous disappearances in history: On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished over the Pacific in 1937—and despite nearly a century of ...

A mystery that has lasted 87 years may be a step closer to being solved. A pilot, former military intelligence officer and commercial real-estate investor says he may have found Amelia Earhart’s ...

A professor thinks he's finally discovered what happened to Amelia Earhart, the pioneering pilot who vanished in 1937. "Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones," a dry academic paper with a bombshell ...

It seemed like the solution to Elaine Traverse’s financial problems, and a dog desperately needing a potty break led her to it. “I saw this trail, so I went up there and parked, and he took off ...

TIGHAR researchers identified debris where they think Earhart's plane went down. Aug. 18, 2012— -- Forensic imaging specialists have found what looks like a wheel and other landing gear off the ...

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