Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sally Ride joins Amelia Earhart as icon of flight

Today's homepage Doodle depicts Amelia Earhart, the first great aviatrix, climbing into the cockpit of her Lockheed Vega monoplane — the same aircraft now housed by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. The artwork celebrates the 115thmillion expedition aimed to prove she crash-landed on Nikumaroro island in the Pacific.Google's home page is marking what would have been the 115th birthday of a remarkable woman who fascinated the world with her bravery, pluck, intelligence and skill. The new doodle shows Amelia Earhart, the first great female aviator, climbing into

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