Limited equity co-ops offer ownership opportunities at a much lower cost than typically available through an individual mortgage or downpayment formulas. Through the cooperative model, residents share ownership of a multi-unit building.
A 16-Year-Old Girlâs Solo Sail Around the World. When 14-year-old Laura Dekker set out in 2012 to become the youngest person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe, filmmaker Jillian Schlesinger documented the remarkable 518-day journey.
Amelia Earhart Becomes First Woman to Fly Solo across the Atlantic On May 20-21, 1932, Earhart accomplished her goal of flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off from Newfoundland, Canada, at 7:12 p.m. on May 20, in her Lockheed Vega. Her flight was filled with dangers, from rapidly changing weather to a broken altimeter so she could not tell how high she was flying, to gasoline leaking into the cockpit.