Amelia Earhart | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/amelia-earhart/RSS feed for Amelia EarhartenTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000The Ten Best History Books of 2025https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ten-best-history-books-of-2025-180987706/Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is todayTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ten-best-history-books-of-2025-180987706/See Electric Aircraft, Rockets and Everyone’s Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Droid at the National Air and Space Museum’s Newly Reopened Gallerieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-electric-aircraft-rockets-and-everyones-favorite-star-wars-droid-at-the-national-air-and-space-museums-newly-reopened-galleries-180987143/Across five exhibition halls, the museum showcases the past, present and future of aviation and space travelMon, 11 Aug 2025 19:15:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-electric-aircraft-rockets-and-everyones-favorite-star-wars-droid-at-the-national-air-and-space-museums-newly-reopened-galleries-180987143/Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amelia-earhart-made-history-in-a-plane-she-called-her-little-red-bus-heres-how-it-became-a-revered-museum-artifact-and-hallowed-symbol-180987062/As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges after decades in obscurityTue, 29 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amelia-earhart-made-history-in-a-plane-she-called-her-little-red-bus-heres-how-it-became-a-revered-museum-artifact-and-hallowed-symbol-180987062/When Amelia Earhart and the 'Queen of Diamonds' Raced to Become the First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-amelia-earhart-and-the-queen-of-diamonds-raced-to-become-the-first-woman-to-fly-across-the-atlantic-180983960/Mabel Boll, a wealthy New York socialite, dreamed of making aviation history. But Earhart beat her to the finish line, completing the trans-Atlantic journey as a passenger in June 1928Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-amelia-earhart-and-the-queen-of-diamonds-raced-to-become-the-first-woman-to-fly-across-the-atlantic-180983960/Have Researchers Found Amelia Earhart's Long-Lost Plane?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-researchers-found-amelia-earharts-long-lost-plane-180983678/A new sonar image shows an airplane-shaped object resting on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, not far from where Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, went missing in 1937Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:55:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-researchers-found-amelia-earharts-long-lost-plane-180983678/Amelia Earhart Statue Finally Arrives at U.S. Capitolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earhart-statue-us-capitol-statuary-hall-180980402/After a 23-year delay, the statue will represent Kansas in the Statuary Hall CollectionWed, 13 Jul 2022 11:50:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earhart-statue-us-capitol-statuary-hall-180980402/Amelia Earhart's Leather Flying Cap Sells at Auction for $825,000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earharts-leather-flying-cap-sells-at-auction-for-825000-180979649/Worn by the famed aviator during her 1928 flight across the Atlantic, the lost helmet was kept for nearly a century in the closet of a Minnesota homeTue, 01 Mar 2022 21:16:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earharts-leather-flying-cap-sells-at-auction-for-825000-180979649/How Did Amelia Earhart Raise the Money for Her Flights?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amelia-earhart-raise-money-flights-180975515/You've got questions. We've got expertsThu, 20 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/amelia-earhart-raise-money-flights-180975515/Why the Much-Publicized Mission to Find Amelia Earhart's Plane Is Likely to Come Up Emptyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explorer-who-discovered-titanic-searching-amelia-earharts-plane-smithsonian-curator-doesnt-think-hell-find-it-180972762/The explorer who discovered the 'Titanic' is searching for the lost aviator. A Smithsonian curator doesn’t think he’ll find it.Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explorer-who-discovered-titanic-searching-amelia-earharts-plane-smithsonian-curator-doesnt-think-hell-find-it-180972762/