AmeliaEarhart posts
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 27th, 2012 at 8:00AM: A much vaunted and highly publicized search for the remains of Amelia Earhart has apparently turned up little in the way of new evidence to help solve the puzzle of the famous aviator's ultimate fate. A team of researchers, armed with an array of high-tech gear, spent the past week searching a remote island in the South Pacific, but appear to have come up short in their quest to solve one of the ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 6th, 2012 at 8:00AM: In the beginning of June we told you about new research that seemed to indicate that famous aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan not only survived a crash in the South Pacific back in 1937, but also made numerous attempts to radio for help. Armed with those findings a search team launched an expedition earlier this week with the aim of exploring the tiny atoll that they believe was ...
by Kyle Ellison (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Jun 5th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Most of us grew up learning that famous early aviation icon Amelia Earhart simply up and vanished on her quest to fly around the world in 1937. Departing from Papua New Guinea after an enjoyable stay, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan set a course for remote Howland Island in the Central Pacific, never to be seen or heard from again.
Or so the story goes.
Now, nearly 75 years after her ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Nov 4th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Here at Gadling we'll be highlighting some of our favorite sounds from the road and giving you a sample of each -- maybe you'll find the same inspiration that we did, but at the very least, hopefully you'll think that they're good songs.
Got a favorite of your own? Leave it in the Comments and we'll post it at the end of the series.
WEEK 4: "King of the Road" sung by Roger Miller
When my ...
by Iva Skoch (RSS feed) (5 years ago)
Nov 10th, 2007 at 4:46PM: Have some extra time and a wad of cash to spend? Become a treasure hunter. There's a fun article in WSJ's Weekend Journal about "Seven Missing Wonders of the World," plus a treasure map to get you started.
The Holy Grail: Apparently, this wasn't mentioned anywhere until around 1190 in a poem about something (undescribed) seen by the knight Perceval. But, obviously undergoing a recent ...