Her legend and mystery endure

Her legend and mystery endure

Amelia Earhart teaching pupils in Newark, New Jersey, USA (© Bettmann/Getty Images)

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Today in History

A day for cousins of every stripe
24 Jul 2024Cousins Day
24 Jul 2025Happy Cousins Day!
24 Jul 2026National Cousins Day

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17 Nov 2023Meon Hill, Gloucestershire
25 Nov 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
12 Jul 2024Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
3 Jul 2026Fireflies glowing above a stream, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
29 May 2024World Otter Day
2 May 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
21 Feb 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
26 Apr 2024Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
9 Nov 2025Remembrance Sunday
6 Mar 2025Bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United States
15 Dec 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
15 May 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
5 Nov 2023Guy Fawkes Night
5 Jul 2024Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Lighting up the Dolomites
30 Apr 2025International Jazz Day
4 Sep 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
An underwater paradise
A shallow sea
3 Jul 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
A puzzle for giants
13 Feb 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Widespread and long-eared
12 Mar 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
6 Jan 2024Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
28 Jul 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Stones on the solstice
18 Oct 2023Canary Wharf tube station, London
Holding back the tide