Amelia Earhart wasn’t just a pilot — she was a pioneer. Born on July 24, 1897, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, breaking records and barriers for women everywhere. But in 1937, during her daring attempt to fly around the world, Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan vanished over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Despite massive search efforts, no trace of them was ever found. Did they crash into the sea? Land on a remote island? Or were they captured? No one knows