• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    So why was Amelia Earhart famed for being the first woman to fly solo around the world? She was not solo.

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      11 months ago

      Because she wasn’t. She was the first woman to fly Solo across the Atlantic. The fated flight would have seen her become the first woman to Fly around the world, no mention of being Solo.