Amelia Earhart began solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic / Cuba gained independence from U.S. - May 20

On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland on her first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first woman to complete such a trip. / On this day in 1902, Cuba gained independence from the U.S. after years of U.S. military occupation following the Spanish-American War.

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