10/19/2026
On February 21, 1935, Amelia Earhart presented to a sold-out crowd at Marion's First Christian Church. 🛩️
According to a local newspaper, her presentation centered on her recent flight from Hawaii to California, "and a real feeling for what she apparently finds one of the greatest joys in flying—the aspect of land and sea and clouds below, of atmosphere around and of sun and stars above.
'I could see nothing but white formation of clouds,' she said of a part of her journey, '—miles and miles of it shining with unusual brilliance in the sunlight. The formation looked like stiffly beaten whites of eggs. I don't know if there's anything in the power of suggestion, but after that I ate a hard-boiled egg.'" - Leader Tribune, Fri., Feb 22, 1935
