"July 2: Amelia Earhart's Mysterious Disappearance During Round-the-World Flight"

On July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight along the equator. This day in history also includes significant events such as the passing of a resolution declaring the United Colonies as free and independent states in 1776, the signing of a civil rights bill by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and the release of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin in 1979.