Basic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for victims of life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care at a hospital.
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. Amelia saw her first plane at a state fair when she was 10 years old. During World War I, Amelia became a nurse's aid in Toronto, Canada, to tend to wounded soldiers. On December 28, 1920, pilot Frank Hawks gave Amelia her first ride in an airplane.
Soaring journey: Amelia Earhart began her record-breaking hop over the Golden Gate Bridge on 17 March 1937. Before and after: The bridge pictured in 1935, left, and on its opening day, left, on May 27, 1937. To celebrate its opening to the public, military biplanes flew between the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge as pedestrians walked across the bridge's span.