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First Woman to fly the Atlantic...
First Woman to fly the Atlantic...
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June 13, 1828
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 13, 1928
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
* About to make history in airplane "Friendship"* Early aviation era original
Less than 13 months after Charles Lindbergh's heralded accomplishment, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to achieve the feat. The front page has a three column headline: "Friendship Plane Fails in Two More Trys to Take-off; To Unload and Test Craft" with subheads. (see) Weather was a problem but Earhart and crew would finally make a successful takeoff in 4 days.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, a few tiny binding holes along spine slightly affects text, generally nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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