U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 2

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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MONDAY, JULY 2: AMELIA EARHART DISAPPEARS:  75TH ANNIVERSARY

Profile America — Monday, July 2nd.  Seventy-five years ago today, America's most famous woman pilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.  Amelia Earhart, who had captured the heart of the nation with her aviation exploits, was attempting to circle the Earth at the equator.  She had completed 22,000 miles of the trip and was on a leg from New Guinea to tiny Howland Island when radio contact was lost.  An extended, massive search failed to turn up any trace of her, her navigator or their twin-engine aircraft.  Sporadic searches continue to this day.  In the U.S. today, there are nearly 37,000 women pilots about 6 percent of licensed pilots.  Profile America is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau: Measuring America—People, Places, and Our Economy.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 341
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1083

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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