The real reason Amelia Earhart is so famous

A carefully executed publicity campaign turned a pretty average pilot into an aviation legend.
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Amelia Earhart is often thought of as the first or greatest female pilot of her time. But the real reason she is seen as an aviation legend comes from a carefully executed publicity campaign starting with her transatlantic passenger flight in 1928, which launched her out of obscurity and into celebrity status. From there, she pursued an ambitious career of record-breaking and stunts in order to stay in the headlines and fund her aviation career.
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  • @danielclark-hughes692
    @danielclark-hughes6926 жыл бұрын

    I thought her disappearance made her famous.

  • @FugalxKJ

    @FugalxKJ

    6 жыл бұрын

    It did contribute a bit to how famous she was but not during her lifetime

  • @19xalex89

    @19xalex89

    6 жыл бұрын

    Me too.

  • @MattMajcan

    @MattMajcan

    6 жыл бұрын

    its the only reason anyone remembers her now

  • @arcaneflame8575

    @arcaneflame8575

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matt Majcan I didn’t even know she beat any records. I knew about the Atlantic thing, but the only thing that really stuck out to me over the years was her disappearance.

  • @yaelomannetje

    @yaelomannetje

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matt Majcan That isn’t true. She is famous all around the world for being the first female aviator to cross the atlantic. Most people on the other side of the pond don’t even know she disappeared.

  • @Groaker
    @Groaker6 жыл бұрын

    History is written not by winners, but by good PR teams.

  • @francispena2818

    @francispena2818

    6 жыл бұрын

    Video Graham at least after the 1900

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx

    @xXxSkyViperxXx

    6 жыл бұрын

    winners win because they have good PR teams. the PR teams are the writers

  • @fanime1

    @fanime1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Video Graham So it seems

  • @theredboar3844

    @theredboar3844

    6 жыл бұрын

    gustavo pena why after 1900? Augustus had a pretty good pr team

  • @kazsmaz

    @kazsmaz

    6 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Considering the first non stop flight to cross the Atlantic was by a British team in 1919. The yanks cant have that on the record so they change the record books to "Solo" and hide the rest from history.

  • @Germania9
    @Germania96 жыл бұрын

    _Average pilot into an aviation legend_ *Gives hope to averagely skilled people everywhere.*

  • @Germania9

    @Germania9

    6 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't mean you can't improve yourself everyday. Some top people used to 'fake it til they make' until they become very skilled artists, pilots etc.

  • @sanketm1663

    @sanketm1663

    6 жыл бұрын

    Only if you have good pr manager

  • @shingshongshamalama

    @shingshongshamalama

    6 жыл бұрын

    "Some day, you too might be scouted by some rich dude and turned into a public icon."

  • @KD-vg2yn

    @KD-vg2yn

    6 жыл бұрын

    Captain Beefheart it celebrates life, don’t be so dumb

  • @threadbearr8866

    @threadbearr8866

    6 жыл бұрын

    We do not and have never lived in a meritocracy. Sorry you're just getting the memo.

  • @gbrading
    @gbrading6 жыл бұрын

    Her disappearance helped catapult her fame into the stratosphere. If she hadn't disappeared she would still have been famous, but she wouldn't have obtained the mystique the disappearance generated.

  • @karmad281

    @karmad281

    6 жыл бұрын

    Catapults are inferior compared to the superior siege engines though...

  • @milorodriguez3739

    @milorodriguez3739

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a misconception based on the fact that everyone now a days who learns about her or hears about her in elementary school hears about her disappearance, because that was the end of her story. If she hadn't become as famous as she did, her disappearance wouldn't have even been shocking in the first place.

  • @fluidcreativity3124

    @fluidcreativity3124

    4 жыл бұрын

    I respectfully disagree. The fact that she was famous is the only reason her disappearance received attention. Even in this video he states that others had disappeared at that time, before and after as well yet we know nothing about them. Like Kevin Hart for example. Kevin Hart obviously is not the first person to get in a car accident but because he's famous people around the world know about. In addition to that most people aren't aware that his friend was with him, why? Because he's not famous so he barely gets coverage.

  • @ShaiGuyz
    @ShaiGuyz6 жыл бұрын

    “reluctantly married” *changes subject* wait what? could you elaborate?

  • @rj5045

    @rj5045

    6 жыл бұрын

    He proposed 6 times to her and then told her that she doesn't have to be faithful.

  • @shingshongshamalama

    @shingshongshamalama

    6 жыл бұрын

    So it was basically just a celebrity PR stunt marriage and they both knew it.

  • @ModelHailey

    @ModelHailey

    6 жыл бұрын

    The History Chicks did a podcast that talks more about her marriage (along with her entire life) if you’re interested in that!

  • @icecreamcowboyz9466

    @icecreamcowboyz9466

    6 жыл бұрын

    Guys, putnum touched me.... thought id come forward after all these years. I know, im a brave young man

  • @freetheworld2671

    @freetheworld2671

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shai Guyz isn't it obvious!

  • @TMWriting
    @TMWriting6 жыл бұрын

    I wish this piece had touched on her disappearance just a little bit, it's something I don't know much about but I'm pretty fascinated by. Wikipedia it is.

  • @Firstname137

    @Firstname137

    6 жыл бұрын

    If i remember correctly she has/had been found a while ago. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2017/07/forensic-dogs-amelia-earhart-spot-where-died&ved=2ahUKEwjR2_DWz83YAhVO4WMKHT4cBXUQFjABegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw0R4sbDIjgaBm17Zpm55dd5&cf=1

  • @TMWriting

    @TMWriting

    6 жыл бұрын

    an interesting article to be sure, but hardly conclusive. Besides, I'm less interested in the conspiracies surrounding her disappearance and more the general facts of the event. Like I said, I only wanted a small piece at the end of the video, not a thorough report on what might have happened. Really was an interesting read though, thanks for the link :)

  • @murdelabop

    @murdelabop

    6 жыл бұрын

    The bottom line is that she disappeared because she didn't have the patience to learn how to use her navigation and communications equipment properly.

  • @aa0518

    @aa0518

    6 жыл бұрын

    Buzzfeed Unsolved made a video regarding her disappearance. All the facts and timelines have been laid out neatly. You can check it out :)

  • @helen-christinacohen1219

    @helen-christinacohen1219

    6 жыл бұрын

    Watch the buzzfeed unsolved video on it

  • @matthewbrooks2757
    @matthewbrooks27576 жыл бұрын

    There’s an excellent film script in here somewhere

  • @atomic4650

    @atomic4650

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matthew Brooks I think they already made one

  • @GodfatherActual

    @GodfatherActual

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tilda Swinton would kill the roll as Earhart

  • @fanime1

    @fanime1

    6 жыл бұрын

    playstationer Yeah, but they made it into a love story when that clearly wasn't the case :(

  • @NoahStolee

    @NoahStolee

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matthew Brooks I'd find it but I think it's as lost to me as Amelia

  • @disloyalbot1400

    @disloyalbot1400

    6 жыл бұрын

    There was already a biopic of her which she was portrayed by Hilary Swanks. Reviews said it was awful though

  • @CB-db1qx
    @CB-db1qx6 жыл бұрын

    The 1920s, what a brave time to live: "Hey, let's manually start this powerful propeller without any safety precautions or procedures". I'm surprised I didn't see a single person get their head chopped off.

  • @muic4880

    @muic4880

    6 жыл бұрын

    That was actually the way to do it back then, when you need to handprop the propeller to get it going. And while it was certainly dangerous, if you are careful it wasn't all that much dangerous. It is still being done today albeit less since there's battery to start it now.

  • @granddukeofmecklenburg

    @granddukeofmecklenburg

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've started a Fokker DR.7, and Thomas Morse Scout, along with a 3/4th scale DR.1 and nieuport 11 manually(at kingsbury)...It definitely is an uncomfortable unnerving feeling

  • @junqin2560

    @junqin2560

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, people did die

  • @stevenkelby2169

    @stevenkelby2169

    5 жыл бұрын

    They edit out all the people who get their heads chopped off.

  • @user-de4cq6uk6l

    @user-de4cq6uk6l

    3 жыл бұрын

    People still hand-start propellers all the time, its standard practice if your electric starter dies

  • @Josh_Fredman
    @Josh_Fredman6 жыл бұрын

    I've always admired Earhart, but I never considered that her enduring legacy was by a mogul's design. That doesn't lessen my respect for her at all--women have always had to go to extraordinarily lengths to pursue their dreams in a world that forbids them from exercising their independence--but, rather, it increases my respect for her forgotten contemporaries, whom I know almost nothing about.

  • @gigabitist

    @gigabitist

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol Earhart

  • @minstrelofMir

    @minstrelofMir

    5 жыл бұрын

    my grandmothers cousin was Amy Johnson she flew 11k miles and was first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930,she also died in her late 30"s helping the war effort,,but not even included here mate

  • @Ceruleanturkeyz
    @Ceruleanturkeyz6 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, this makes a lot more sense actually.

  • @Buckleupfacts

    @Buckleupfacts

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ceruleanturkeyz Hi , can you give me your opinon about my channel

  • @ingaman

    @ingaman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Why? Because it fits the narrative that sexism always stands in the way of women achieving great things?

  • @RaveYoda

    @RaveYoda

    6 жыл бұрын

    + ingaman No, because it shows that skill isn't the only thing needed. It's how one sells oneself that matters more.She sold herself to the public in a way that made them like her whereas her counterparts didn't even though they are better.

  • @ingaman

    @ingaman

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Rave Yoda I want to start by saying I really like your username. I agree with you in that I think that's what's going on here. Skill and talent aren't valuable commodities in a capitalist society.

  • @ingaman

    @ingaman

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Laurel You're right, I should've rephrased what I was saying to be 'less valuable' or something along those lines. What I mean to say is that talent doesn't always translate into popular success -it's usually constructed by those who control capital. And of course sexism was an issue in those days, but the fact that there was so much media attention around her shows that there was an public adoption of 1st wave feminism. Example: I know immediately who Amelia Earhart is, but I'd have to google Charles Lindbergh to know what he accomplished.

  • @marcelodcs1
    @marcelodcs16 жыл бұрын

    She didn't disappear, she's in the Delta Quadrant.

  • @TDenterpriser

    @TDenterpriser

    6 жыл бұрын

    No she was killed by the Japanese

  • @yeetskeet7354

    @yeetskeet7354

    6 жыл бұрын

    Umm she is dead by now if she wasn't dead before

  • @FlynTie

    @FlynTie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Too bad they choose to stay, they missed quite the adventure.

  • @drink15

    @drink15

    6 жыл бұрын

    I got the Voyager joke. Good one!

  • @DaveWraptastic

    @DaveWraptastic

    6 жыл бұрын

    I hoped so badly someone else commented on that episode. It's 1 of my favorites of the series.

  • @ethanmack7755
    @ethanmack77556 жыл бұрын

    She's living on the island from lost with the missing Malaysian flights.

  • @diadunne1143

    @diadunne1143

    6 жыл бұрын

    Also 2pac and Michael Jackson are there too

  • @takemetoyonk

    @takemetoyonk

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ethan Mack I'd watch that

  • @joejoyce692

    @joejoyce692

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ethan Mack and madellin mcann

  • @GGSLM

    @GGSLM

    6 жыл бұрын

    And Elvis too, don't forget about Elvis

  • @KhanMann66

    @KhanMann66

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Biggie!

  • @Eggmancan
    @Eggmancan6 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely need a doc on barnstorming now. Make it happen, Vox.

  • @Buckleupfacts

    @Buckleupfacts

    6 жыл бұрын

    m Hi , can you give me your opinon about my channel

  • @spinakker14

    @spinakker14

    6 жыл бұрын

    Astrolabe yeah, it's crap. Stop spamming people

  • @spinakker14

    @spinakker14

    6 жыл бұрын

    m Great idea! I hope they parallel it with those crazy, tower-climbing Russian kids

  • @zeddy2284

    @zeddy2284

    6 жыл бұрын

    spinakker reply

  • @somyan8540

    @somyan8540

    6 жыл бұрын

    m - hehehehehe laughing in hell

  • @tinit1485
    @tinit14855 жыл бұрын

    Crazy to think that amelia did the solo flight in the 1930’s when they started propellers with bare hands and it was an incredible moment in history, and now we fly across the oceans daily carrying a bunch of people with wifi and mini tv’s... technology is really amazing along with the people behind them

  • @CharlesTheClumsy
    @CharlesTheClumsy6 жыл бұрын

    Amelia was actually alive the day after she died because of timezones.

  • @user-qp9en3ye3l

    @user-qp9en3ye3l

    6 жыл бұрын

    Charlie Clumsy That's not how it works.

  • @thatsaadtho9572

    @thatsaadtho9572

    6 жыл бұрын

    My cause of death will be friendzones

  • @cake.

    @cake.

    6 жыл бұрын

    Technically no, she crashed in the Southwest Pacific around midday their time, just before the international date line. So most of the world's time was behind the time zone she was in. No timezone reach the next day when she crashed.

  • @marciaosullivan3200

    @marciaosullivan3200

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-qp9en3ye3l it's a joke

  • @kfletch101
    @kfletch1015 жыл бұрын

    Yay Bessie Coleman at 4:19!! I taught my 6th graders about Bessie Coleman as well as Amelia and we compared the obstacles they faced, work they were able to do, and they way they were advertised in the media in comparison to men as well as to each other. It was a great lesson and I'm glad Bessie got the recognition she deserves! Thank you!

  • @MemeLord42069
    @MemeLord420696 жыл бұрын

    Her dad was Lavar Ball

  • @isaacg.1185

    @isaacg.1185

    6 жыл бұрын

  • @hunterrosier4426

    @hunterrosier4426

    6 жыл бұрын

    Meme Lord where's your memes

  • @darktrooperdalek7991

    @darktrooperdalek7991

    6 жыл бұрын

    Meme Lord AYO!!!

  • @lmichelle2256

    @lmichelle2256

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @bounce37421

    @bounce37421

    6 жыл бұрын

    Meme Lord i

  • @chuckalberding2640
    @chuckalberding26406 жыл бұрын

    It was her determination that really earned her the title...which she deserves. She wasn't the fastest or maybe even the best but she tried even harder and never gave up!

  • @lexyheartsbeauty
    @lexyheartsbeauty6 жыл бұрын

    i thought she got famous because she disappeared.....?

  • @lexyheartsbeauty

    @lexyheartsbeauty

    6 жыл бұрын

    now i'm questioning everything haha

  • @thril1677

    @thril1677

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lexy Rose next time pay attention in school

  • @lexyheartsbeauty

    @lexyheartsbeauty

    6 жыл бұрын

    A Stickman lmao school doesn't teach you everything about every subject relax

  • @lexyheartsbeauty

    @lexyheartsbeauty

    6 жыл бұрын

    Creator Studios thank you!

  • @mygenderisapache3147

    @mygenderisapache3147

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lexy Rose lol

  • @viggokalman7256
    @viggokalman72566 жыл бұрын

    I was born on the twentyfourth of july 2001, exactly 104 years after Amelia Earhart, and weirdly enough, I have always wanted to be a pilot :)

  • @mayspondmogul
    @mayspondmogul6 жыл бұрын

    America needs heroes and inspirational figures. Especially back then during the depression americans needed a heroic uplifting story and Amelia was it.

  • @jinkiesjess155
    @jinkiesjess1556 жыл бұрын

    I work at a museum in Arkansas and we have an entire wall dedicated to our own local "wing walker", Buddy Rhodes! He was an amazing aerial acrobat and I wish I could've had the chance to meet him, like my boss did.

  • @savagetaestheticknight221
    @savagetaestheticknight2216 жыл бұрын

    So...basically she was a hype job

  • @Shardic
    @Shardic6 жыл бұрын

    Vox makes such amazing short documentaries I swear I'm in love with each and every one of them.

  • @kusumalistya
    @kusumalistya6 жыл бұрын

    Finding the Red Lockheed 5B Vega was the very first thing I had to do upon arrival in the Air and Space museum. I've always been inspired by her courage. Thank you Amelia, for defying the boundaries and shattering all concepts of what was expected of women!

  • @thalitadivya6294

    @thalitadivya6294

    6 жыл бұрын

    it's not just the publicity or Putnam things. it was her COURAGE. she was clearly the most courageous one among her peer.

  • @kusumalistya

    @kusumalistya

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thalitadivya 92 Agree. Her skill might not that exceptional compared to other great aviation pioneers like Elinor Smith or Ruth Nicols, but she was the most courageous one.

  • @TeddyTasticGirl

    @TeddyTasticGirl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anindita Kusuma Listya Couldn’t have said it better myself

  • @leticiamederos8151
    @leticiamederos81516 жыл бұрын

    *History always has its secrets, just like people*

  • @organicman7600
    @organicman76004 жыл бұрын

    You don't think her forever vanishing into thin air during her attempt to be the first person ever to fly around the entire world aided into her legendary celebrity status, especially when we're still looking for her? For that to happen to one of the most famous people in the whole world during her time & frankly anytime really is just something that's so sad & unheard of & something that just doesn't happen very often at all.

  • @MozeyB2
    @MozeyB26 жыл бұрын

    Who else is on a Vox streaming spree?🤚So many good videos

  • @zoesatomi1858
    @zoesatomi18586 жыл бұрын

    Reminds of a paiful lesson I received by accident on my first job from a terrible coworker. It matters how you advertise your accomplishments, not just the quality of your accomplishments. My coworker was incompetent but she knew how to sell her accomplishments so she did better in her end of year review. She bragged about it once and that is how I learned my lesson.

  • @Atombender
    @Atombender5 жыл бұрын

    She also died early and under mysterious circumstances. That's always good for a story.

  • @danielwilliams8533
    @danielwilliams85336 жыл бұрын

    Wow. I never thought I'd "like" a Vox video. Good Job

  • @azuretrio8610
    @azuretrio86106 жыл бұрын

    I keep finding that all of my female heros as a child were only such because of the decision of powerful men. (Think Rosa Parks as another example.) I don't know how I feel about this

  • @donniedarko464

    @donniedarko464

    6 жыл бұрын

    Azure Trio what about Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Emmy Noether, etc?

  • @donniedarko464

    @donniedarko464

    6 жыл бұрын

    Or Sabiha Gokcen as an aviator

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    6 жыл бұрын

    Azure Trio Nobody ever became somebody without the help of somebody else.

  • @MegaBaddog

    @MegaBaddog

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive but feminazis say they need no MAN!

  • @marciaosullivan3200

    @marciaosullivan3200

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe powerful men aren't all that bad

  • @akhilt9583
    @akhilt95836 жыл бұрын

    Whenever Vox says "famous across the world", I guess they mean "famous across the US and Europe"

  • @Ohhdeeds

    @Ohhdeeds

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm guessing I'm the minority then? Being Australian and aware of who she is.

  • @dimitrijevasiljevic

    @dimitrijevasiljevic

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not even Europe

  • @chaelisa

    @chaelisa

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dimitrije Vasiljević *eastern europe. Maybe only people from western countries know her because I do for sure

  • @ziadlabib3575

    @ziadlabib3575

    6 жыл бұрын

    Akhil Djokovic vox arent to blame for your ignorance

  • @austinecrow

    @austinecrow

    6 жыл бұрын

    Across the US and Europe is technically "across the world" isn't it?

  • @Arkansasdiamonddenis
    @Arkansasdiamonddenis6 жыл бұрын

    I can say this...Im directly related to Amelia, on the woman's side of my ancestry, my family had no idea of this, until i spent alot of money to seek my ancestorial lineage, some could care less, I on the other hand, are proud of her, to have an adventurious heart and pursue her dreams, I care alot about my cousin, may you live on forever,

  • @kathykline7202

    @kathykline7202

    5 жыл бұрын

    Denis, i have a very old vintage pic of Amelia sitting next to Admiral Byrd in I think it was NY.

  • @minstrelofMir

    @minstrelofMir

    5 жыл бұрын

    my grandmothers cousin was Amy Johnson she flew 11k miles and was first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930,she also died in her late 30"s helping the war effort,,but not even included here mate

  • @justuscilliers
    @justuscilliers6 жыл бұрын

    I love your work , quality !!

  • @philliggins3641
    @philliggins36416 жыл бұрын

    Please do more history I love it!

  • @masonallen3961
    @masonallen39616 жыл бұрын

    The reason she’s so famous is because she mysterious disappeared doing the thing she loved and was famous for. I personally think that was the way she wanted to go out.

  • @NJD265
    @NJD2656 жыл бұрын

    People who disliked this video were named after Amelia Earhart

  • @LeftHandedAquarius
    @LeftHandedAquarius6 жыл бұрын

    How did you forget to include Phoebe Omile Fairgrave in this video? She was a contemporary of Amelia, a wing walker, and many other impacts on the future of women in aviation. And she’s my great great aunt. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Omlie

  • @nevo
    @nevo6 жыл бұрын

    My god your editors are extremely talented!

  • @DinoXaviz
    @DinoXaviz5 жыл бұрын

    Felt like everyone in the USA In the 20’s/30’s were very daring & courageous

  • @kunalcs5079
    @kunalcs50796 жыл бұрын

    Bring back #VOXBorders

  • @noor_kallur
    @noor_kallur6 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god you guys did incredible research keep up the good work

  • @voyager1635
    @voyager16356 жыл бұрын

    We are doing a "radio" broadcast at my school about Amelia Earhart

  • @LeAnwar1
    @LeAnwar16 жыл бұрын

    Kinda glossed over Bessie Coleman. A very important person herself

  • @nateslovebug
    @nateslovebug6 жыл бұрын

    "Reluctantly married" oh, that's stomach tuning.

  • @ToriKo_
    @ToriKo_6 жыл бұрын

    This was really interesting, good video vox

  • @qidewen
    @qidewen6 жыл бұрын

    I thought the video would talk about the other overshadowed pilots mentioned in the beginning... Hopefully Vox does a follow up on that one. 🙌🏻

  • @JerichoAndFriends
    @JerichoAndFriends6 жыл бұрын

    It was Rittenhouse.

  • @shoooop

    @shoooop

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jericho & Thunder The 2 Gray Cats haha that joke is timeless

  • @JerichoAndFriends

    @JerichoAndFriends

    6 жыл бұрын

    brittany rietz - Hahahaha! So glad someone recognized the reference. 😄

  • @muzque07

    @muzque07

    6 жыл бұрын

    brittany rietz 😂😂😂😂

  • @waeeeezeeeee

    @waeeeezeeeee

    6 жыл бұрын

    xD

  • @Y2Kvids
    @Y2Kvids6 жыл бұрын

    Who was the second person on the moon!

  • @TBFSJjunior

    @TBFSJjunior

    6 жыл бұрын

    Y2Kvids I knew this once, but right now have only a buzz in my head.

  • @saintjoven

    @saintjoven

    6 жыл бұрын

    Y2Kvids buzz aldrin lol

  • @minimooster7258

    @minimooster7258

    6 жыл бұрын

    Buzz Aldrin :D

  • @guyver214

    @guyver214

    6 жыл бұрын

    Buzz Aldridge. Then Pete Conrad, the AL bean then al Shepard.. Jack Schmidt was the last person to be first set first set foot on the moon though his commander who recently passed away, was the last man on the moon. But hopefully that will change in a few years..

  • @guyver214

    @guyver214

    6 жыл бұрын

    So... She is the most famous... Because she was the most ambitious and daring..... But that really isn't what made her famous.. It was all of that.. She was a well known name that spectacularly vanished... That.... Is what made her famous.. Really vox. I know more about aviation then you....

  • @Lensman864
    @Lensman8645 жыл бұрын

    Good to see Pancho Barnes briefly in one of the early images; now there was a real flyer!

  • @JamesPTaggart
    @JamesPTaggart6 жыл бұрын

    I live in Bentonville, AR home of a small Company called Walmart but also the home town of one Louise Thaden. Her name here is decently known but only secondarily at the moment to a controversy concerning her childhood home which nearly was torn down as the historic downtown of Bentonville has been undergoing a renewal with the addition of the nearby Crystal Bridges American Art Museum one of the largest in the Country. Thankfully in response to protests the home was saved and is being relocated to a new school being built and also named after her, of which my Neice is a student. Also of note our towns Airfield was named the Louise M Thaden Airfield back in 1951. Just thought I’d add a local perspective to trying to remember and respect out history and how nearly we just tore some of it down.

  • @johnm3033
    @johnm30336 жыл бұрын

    So, she repeatedly broke records, became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic (as a pilot and earlier as a passenger), and is credited with inspiring a generation to go into aviation...yet this video repeatedly refers to her as “average”.

  • @OGSumo

    @OGSumo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fact is she was a legend, just not an amazing pilot like how she's usually credited. But not a terrible pilot either.

  • @Nomoreinem

    @Nomoreinem

    6 жыл бұрын

    They said average among her peers. Not average compared to the general population.

  • @perpetualpolymath5961
    @perpetualpolymath59616 жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring , second only to logan paul.

  • @demondwilson706

    @demondwilson706

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tranquil , he would find a way to vlog about it

  • @kyladoodles8302

    @kyladoodles8302

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tranquil CLEVER!

  • @aarons.7646
    @aarons.76466 жыл бұрын

    Off topic, but this video is really great to look at, even for Vox this one is A+ gorgeous work.

  • @johnbouttell5827
    @johnbouttell58276 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video.

  • @rnqtn
    @rnqtn6 жыл бұрын

    Huh, the more you know.

  • @AlexisSmithFilms
    @AlexisSmithFilms6 жыл бұрын

    Women in flight are cool.

  • @Hellismary
    @Hellismary6 жыл бұрын

    Her Disappearance definitely made her even more memorable, ppl love conspiracies and a mystery

  • @victoriaSantorsiero
    @victoriaSantorsiero6 жыл бұрын

    someone needs to make a movie about this

  • @issaosama4937
    @issaosama49376 жыл бұрын

    That was a very fun video to watch.

  • @micahwilliams1332
    @micahwilliams13326 жыл бұрын

    Why tf did she have to marry him?

  • @GiovannaMcneil

    @GiovannaMcneil

    6 жыл бұрын

    Micah Williams they'll both get more money and publicity.

  • @s_ame1135

    @s_ame1135

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because why tf not?

  • @alypixar4690
    @alypixar46904 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @cocotaveras8975

    @cocotaveras8975

    4 жыл бұрын

    Aly pixar Agreed :)

  • @FrostyFlameTV
    @FrostyFlameTV6 жыл бұрын

    EVeryone's talking qbout Amelia Earhart but I'm over here still amazed at the barnstorming footage they showed

  • @thoughtlesskills
    @thoughtlesskills6 жыл бұрын

    Because she is a news anchor in Denver?

  • @zafar9766
    @zafar97666 жыл бұрын

    I only found out about her in night at the museum 2 lol

  • @xdude1228

    @xdude1228

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zxfxr lol same here

  • @suvi541

    @suvi541

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @JYMAHJAMES

    @JYMAHJAMES

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dumbasses

  • @TacoMastersAssociation

    @TacoMastersAssociation

    6 жыл бұрын

    Whaaat? Do they not teach about Amelia Earhart in schools?

  • @someswede781

    @someswede781

    6 жыл бұрын

    TacoMasters Association I was taught about her in school

  • @toeny
    @toeny6 жыл бұрын

    Darn those photos in the 1900s got some pretty good quality.

  • @thefinal383
    @thefinal3836 жыл бұрын

    , fav KZreadr and I have so much respect for you

  • @eganburg
    @eganburg6 жыл бұрын

    i kinda admire her more after this

  • @jedikye

    @jedikye

    6 жыл бұрын

    Egan Wibowo How?

  • @somyan8540

    @somyan8540

    6 жыл бұрын

    jedikye he's being sarcastic or ironic ? Maybe Don't take him seriously Did He reply ?

  • @hrisikeshbhattacharya5467
    @hrisikeshbhattacharya54676 жыл бұрын

    Maybe when she started flying alone, her husband realized she could actually make a career without his help, so he made sure the plane she last flew breaks down. After all she was just an investment that turned into liability.

  • @angelck785

    @angelck785

    6 жыл бұрын

    All Time Great God - _HOLY SHEET_ *CONSPIRACY THEORY* That idea is messed up but it seems to be true..

  • @MrExplodeable

    @MrExplodeable

    6 жыл бұрын

    Melanie's Little Angel The Archer Cry Baby wait... How does this seem to be true there is no evidence at all to indicate it

  • @angelck785

    @angelck785

    6 жыл бұрын

    MrExplodeable - I don't know, to me it appears to be. There isn't much to that case but why did the plane fail in the first place? Well we all know that there was poor communication and there was not enough fuel. This theory is not strong enough. But the gender inequality in the 30's is there. This is what I have: The publisher George Palmer Putnam proposed to Amelia Earhart six times before she agreed to marry him. First, she served him a letter detailing “some things which should be writ before we are married.” She would not be faithful: *“I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any midaevil code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly,”* Earhart wrote. She would not quit flying: “Please let us not interfere with the others’ work or play.” And she would not commit to forever: “I must exact a cruel promise and that is you will let me go in a year if we find no happiness together.” They married on Feb. 7, 1931. So, there's that.

  • @getschwifty1197

    @getschwifty1197

    6 жыл бұрын

    How's she turning into a liability exactly when her name is growing even more? He's the one who orchestrated her fame. Earhart's name growing is more of his investment increasing don't you agree instead of it turning into a burden?

  • @getschwifty1197

    @getschwifty1197

    6 жыл бұрын

    The earth "seems" to be flat but it doesn't mean it's logical. Get your shitty theories outta here.

  • @bobshoe8426
    @bobshoe84266 жыл бұрын

    These are the best kind of vox videos.

  • @nathanbanks2354
    @nathanbanks23546 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of Alcock and Brown who flew across the Atlantic in 1919, eight years before Lindberg, but with less publicity.

  • @achintyapradhan2000
    @achintyapradhan20006 жыл бұрын

    Best channel everrr

  • @mosesndisa7027
    @mosesndisa70276 жыл бұрын

    *NO I DONT KNOW WHO SHE IS BRETHREN*

  • @kaleckton
    @kaleckton6 жыл бұрын

    We are all waiting on you guys to finish the video.

  • @jocaleb0236
    @jocaleb02366 жыл бұрын

    Do something on the Double Eagle 1 and 2

  • @28MadMatt28
    @28MadMatt286 жыл бұрын

    it seems bit ridiculous that you say earheart wasnt a very skilled pilot but acknowledged the fact people were regularly dying due to failing the tranatlantic flight before her successful attempt. It just seems a bit disingenuous. There must be more to this story.

  • @Maniibxtch96

    @Maniibxtch96

    6 жыл бұрын

    28MadMatt28 she didn’t fly the plane her first trip

  • @minstrelofMir

    @minstrelofMir

    5 жыл бұрын

    my grandmothers cousin was Amy Johnson she flew 11k miles and was first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930,she also died in her late 30"s helping the war effort,,but not even included here mate

  • @natearts
    @natearts6 жыл бұрын

    So she was given an opportunity at success and she ceased it? Vox normally produces good stuff but this video’s premise is awfully click-baity. Fame happens to people all the time, and doesn’t happen to people, all the time. It’s never fair. There are incredibly talented musicians that could run circles around the Beetles or the Eagles (etc) but just because those bands are famous surely doesn’t diminish their skill, right? Fame and celebrity is a business first and foremost, which is kind of old news. Still an interesting video but I wish the content was a bit more well rounded. Cheers

  • @MzCelticsChik9

    @MzCelticsChik9

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Billington I and many others learned from this video. It may be old hat to you, but many can learn from it.

  • @somyan8540

    @somyan8540

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Billington so its her fault now she disapeard ? I didnt kniw what people were all able to be accussed of even now many years after their tragic death (oops sorry) dessapearance

  • @somyan8540

    @somyan8540

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nathan Billington Since you mentioned The Beatless Uuu h hm one member of the band is missing I think it's joh lennon , let's talk bad about him now, shall we ? I mean after all the man is gone Why not ?

  • @samREDICEbunny
    @samREDICEbunny4 жыл бұрын

    ❤️ This was beautiful. How exactly did she disappear and what exactly happened to her next?

  • @Reymond1341
    @Reymond13416 жыл бұрын

    Her being part of the lyrics of a song will not make us forget her.

  • @chairshoe81
    @chairshoe816 жыл бұрын

    👂❤️

  • @grancrackers4284
    @grancrackers42846 жыл бұрын

    Ummmm no, she's famous for going missing. If you surveyed every person in the world that knows her name, a large majority would know her because of the mystery that surrounds her.

  • @MzCelticsChik9

    @MzCelticsChik9

    6 жыл бұрын

    grancrackers 428 While that majority does exist, I and many others don't belong to that majority. I just knew from childhood that she was an aviator because in elementary her name was mentioned for being an aviator.

  • @minstrelofMir
    @minstrelofMir5 жыл бұрын

    All them flyers yet not my great grandmothers cousin . Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) was one of the most influential and inspirational women of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930 and set a string of other records throughout her career. and died helping the ww2 effort R I P

  • @minstrelofMir

    @minstrelofMir

    5 жыл бұрын

    PS that was 11,000 miles too

  • @history3042
    @history30425 жыл бұрын

    It's a similar situation with Rosa Parks. She wasn't the first to do what she did but the community was waiting for somebody to push as the face of that movement.

  • @iambecomechaos
    @iambecomechaos6 жыл бұрын

    If you're early, no one cares

  • @zionnuby842

    @zionnuby842

    5 жыл бұрын

    I care, someone needs to care

  • @alphaadhito
    @alphaadhito6 жыл бұрын

    42 comments, 22 view. Great!

  • @lowri974
    @lowri9746 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the town that she landed in after her first atlantic crossing. I’m very knowledgeable on Amelia’s case. She was an incredible flier. Her first words when she got out of the plane at Burry Port docks were “Where am I?” The people here in Wales did not speak much English in the 20s, so it took her a while to figure it out. She and her navigator flew across the Atlantic. She was not a “passenger”. She flew the plane, with *help* from her navigator. Check your facts please.

  • @jamesp4521
    @jamesp45216 жыл бұрын

    This ALWAYS bothered me! I'm very pleased to see Vox pointing this out

  • @andrewenriquez1936
    @andrewenriquez19366 жыл бұрын

    Its time to respek wahman (:

  • @andrewuy1294

    @andrewuy1294

    6 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Enriquez No, you are not funny

  • @elimartin6757

    @elimartin6757

    6 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Enriquez that was 2017, now it's time to respect men.

  • @Andreallen4

    @Andreallen4

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's time to Stay MGTOW

  • @fezdispenser1573

    @fezdispenser1573

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jba 99 Giving birth.

  • @TylerSolvestri

    @TylerSolvestri

    6 жыл бұрын

    Are you assuming her gender?!!!, Ughh?!!!

  • @white_shadow_123
    @white_shadow_1236 жыл бұрын

    Who is Amelia Earhart?

  • @fanime1

    @fanime1

    6 жыл бұрын

    trckojr She's the most famous American female flyer.

  • @PHlophe

    @PHlophe

    6 жыл бұрын

    the chick that disappeared with another woman. its pretty obvious that she was a lesbian and the media refuse to broach this. she could be a good lgbt heroine.

  • @shutupdodo3686

    @shutupdodo3686

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lechiffresix six She was not lesbian she married a guy stupid stop claiming everything LGBT(no hate towards LGBT people though)

  • @fanime1

    @fanime1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lechiffresix six She disappeared with a guy. Her co-pilot was a guy. And no, I'm not implying any romance either. Stop spreading misinformation.

  • @HotLikeZoe
    @HotLikeZoe4 жыл бұрын

    the reason why Lindberg was time magazine's first man of the year is because they forgot to report on it so just said they were saving it for a special piece on man of the year

  • @mujtabaali2447
    @mujtabaali24476 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Vox! Knew about Amelia Earhart obviously because of her disappearance. Had no idea about the other women that were just as great if not better! Keep it up :)

  • @harrisashraf9372
    @harrisashraf93726 жыл бұрын

    She sounds like ellen

  • @sy6282

    @sy6282

    6 жыл бұрын

    Harris Ashraf she really does!

  • @damienwayne2347
    @damienwayne23476 жыл бұрын

    "Boyish good looks" looooool ok vox

  • @DoctorGaga87

    @DoctorGaga87

    6 жыл бұрын

    Damien Wayne 😂 probably one of the ugliest people ive ever seen in my life

  • @scopes2423
    @scopes24236 жыл бұрын

    *Vox....* always asking questions *NO ONE ASKED* but also grabs yours attention. Well played Vox, Well played!

  • @fanime1
    @fanime16 жыл бұрын

    Slightly ruined my childhood, but I'm glad she took a more active role after she became famous. That makes things up for me.

  • @dh3073
    @dh30736 жыл бұрын

    Isn't she also well known because she DISAPPEARED?! Like, way to just casually mention that in the final seconds of the video....

  • @raghvendrasingh5636
    @raghvendrasingh56366 жыл бұрын

    Who?

  • @AimForMyHead81

    @AimForMyHead81

    6 жыл бұрын

    TheLegend27 dead meme

  • @Osorio111

    @Osorio111

    6 жыл бұрын

    Stay in school and you know

  • @user-qp9en3ye3l

    @user-qp9en3ye3l

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brother Ares There's no reasoning with people who believe that everything in which a woman is in, is feminist propaganda.

  • @ahmedyousuf1877
    @ahmedyousuf18773 жыл бұрын

    Mine main question is where is the aviation now ? I would actually watch it

  • @ms.rstake_1211
    @ms.rstake_12115 жыл бұрын

    It all makes sense. Thank you.