TODAYS INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Emelia Earhart

*Person of Focus*-- Emelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart, c. 1935
Born	July 24, 1897 Atchison, Kansas, U.S.
Disappeared	July 2, 1937 (aged 39) Pacific Ocean, en route to Howland Island
Status	Declared dead in absentia January 5, 1939 (aged 41)
Nationality	American
Known for	Many early aviation records, including first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.