Timeline Saturday 21 May 1932

Events on Saturday 21 May 1932 1

• 1932 Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic First woman to fly the Atlantic alone Amelia Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and landed in a pasture near Derry, Northern Ireland, about 15 hours later. She was the first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic.