On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart flew into the halls of history as she took off from North America and became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. While Earhart is know for this accomplishment as well as the mysterious circumstances in which she vanished, her impact on American aviation as a whole should not be forgotten.
Read MoreAs the only daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt — Alice Roosevelt Longworth certainly kept her father’s hands full. Known for her sharp wit and eccentric antics, “Princess Alice” was quite the celebrity during her teenage years. So much so that her father once said: ““I can be President of the United States or I can attend to Alice. I cannot possibly do both!”
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