This Day in <br />History: Amelia <br />Earhart Disappears July 2, 1937 The famous American <br />aviator was attempting to <br />fly around the world with <br />navigator Frederick Noonan. They were reported <br />missing near the tiny <br />Howland Island<br />in the Pacific Ocean. Earhart had gained fame as <br />the first woman to conduct a <br />solo trans-Atlantic flight and a <br />solo, non-stop flight across the U.S. Just before going missing, <br />Earhart breifly communicated <br />with Coast Guard ship Itasca <br />that she was low on fuel. No trace of the <br />Lockhead plane she was <br />flying or of Earhart or <br />Noonan has ever been found. Numerous conspiracy <br />theories explaining Earhart's <br />disappearance have <br />circulated for decades.
