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In what year did aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappear?
Answer
1937
Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming aviation's most famous unsolved mystery.
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Earhart's last radio transmission said 'We are running north and south'—no trace of her plane or body was ever found despite extensive searches.
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- 1930s
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