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Returning to Amelia Earhart's roots...decades ago. She became the first woman to cross the Atlantic as a passenger, to fly solo across the Atlantic, to fly nonstop across the United States, to fly an autogyro - a forerunner of the helicopter - across the United States, to fly from... In this article: Amelia Earhart, Missouri River, Atchison, Amelia, Atlantic, and World War I |
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thestar.com | October 23, 2009
Amelia: Earhart's personality missing in action
...gender. Instead Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston) vanished midway across the Atlantic, presumed to have run out of gas and drowned while approaching the tiny U.S. military base called Howland Island. This...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Toronto, Richard Gere, Atlantic Ocean, Ewan McGregor, and Oscar
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 21, 2009
Famed aviator's hair 'a piece of thread'
...of thread' An aviation museum in the US state of Ohio that believed it was displaying a hair sample from famed flyer Amelia Earhart made an unfortunate discovery, after DNA analysis revealed it to be a piece of thread. "In a...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Pacific, Eleanor Roosevelt, US, Air and Space Museum, White House, Cleveland, and Ohio
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 23, 2009
'Beyond stardom'
...patrol and held as a POW until she was beheaded. Conspiracy buffs suspect she was "lost" so she could act as a U.S. spy and later resumed life as a New Jersey housewife under a fake name. "Amelia" subscribes to the more widely accepted...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Gore Vidal, Mira Nair, Amelia, Hilary Swank, TV Movie, and Howland Island
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | October 20, 2009
Blockbusters and breakthroughs: this weekend's US movie releases include 'Astro Boy' and 'Amelia'
...weekend's US movie releases include 'Astro Boy' and 'Amelia' A young flying robot and a legendary woman aviator are the stories poised to soar at this weekend's US box office. Also releasing in the US on Friday, October 23 are more horror...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Astro Boy, US, Hilary Swank, Halloween, Oscar, The Vampire's Assistant, Cirque du Freak, Ewan McGregor, and Freddie Highmore
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The Seattle Times | June 25, 2009
Master Chorus Eastside honors American 'firsts' in song
..."firsts," groundbreaking accomplishments by some of the most innovative or courageous people the U.S. has produced, including Duke Ellington, Amelia Earhart and Benjamin Franklin. Gospel, folk and other traditional tunes will be...
In this article: Issaquah, Eastside, American Independence Day, University of Washington, Cornish College of the Arts, and Amelia Earhart
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National Post | October 20, 2009
Hilary Swank: Airborne to play Amelia
...charisma transcended that of Charles Lindbergh. She was an inspiration to people from all walks of life, including former U.S. first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, played by Cherry Jones. In flirting with danger, she proved fearless. She was...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Mira Nair, Pacific, H1N1, and Ninety-Nines
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Colourful Sault Ste. Marie spectacular in fall
...of them or try a flight simulator. Several of the planes are still flight-worthy; one that's not the Fokker "Friendship" aEUR" it's a replica built for a movie about famous U.S. pilot Amelia Earhart. New this year is a children's flight...
In this article: Lake Superior, Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Pancake, Otters, Garter snake, and DeHavilland Beaver
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DNA proves famed U.S. female aviator's hair actually piece of thread
...put it on display this year. Earhart, one of the greatest female pilots in the history of U.S. aviation, disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 at the age of 60 while attempting a solo flight around the world. Museum officials said they had...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, U.S., Pacific, Ohio, Eleanor Roosevelt, Air and Space Museum, White House, Washington, and Cleveland
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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