what really happened to amelia earhart?
What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart? Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 Categories: Department of State News. At the time of her disappearance in 1937, Amelia Earhart was arguably the most famous woman of her generation and is, even today, certainly the most well-known woman aviator of all time. Earhart set out to be the first person to circle the globe by air in the area close to the equator, but she and her navigator failed to arrive as planned on Howland Island in the Central Pacific.