article_snippet: the American Geographical Society Fliers and Explorers Globe: The signature of Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, is prominently featured .
article_snippet: Among those commemorated is Amelia Earhart who set records becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, and was the first individual to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific.
article_snippet: Tragically the aviation pioneer mysteriously disappeared in 1937 as she was trying to circumnavigate the 18-inch globe from the equator, and was legally declared dead in 1939.
article_snippet: On May 20, 1927, pilot Charles Lindbergh embarked on the world's first solo non-stop flight from New York to Paris.
article_snippet: Enduring a 33.5-hour crossing, the 25-year-old was victorious and received international stardom, and pilot Charles Lindbergh route was marked onto the 18-inch globe to document the achievement.
article_snippet: New Zealand explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, (left), and Charles Lindberg who made the first solo transatlantic airplane flight in 1927, (right).
article_snippet: Amelia Earhart stands June 14, 1928 in front of Amelia Earhart bi-plane called 'Friendship' in Newfoundland.
article_snippet: Charles A. Lindbergh .
article_snippet: It is strange that the globe, arguably the most fascinating in the world, is hidden away with nobody to witness the journey of Wiley Post, who in 1933 was the first to fly around the world, or Robert Peary, the first man to the North and South Pole.
article_snippet: Wiley Post, first pilot to fly solo around the world, inked his route on the AGS's globe .
highlights_snippet: Featured explorers include Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh .