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Amelia Earhart Google Doodle Honors Aviator’s Birthday

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Amelia Earhart Google Doodle

A gorgeous illustration of Amelia Earhart and her famous red Lockheed Vega 5b topped Google’s homepage on Tuesday to mark the pioneering female aviator’s 115th birthday.

Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897.



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