Honolulu in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1922 to 1937. The most recorded lives are Amelia Earhart, Agatha Christie and John McCain.

Notable people

  1. Agatha Christie

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  2. Amelia Earhart

    from 1935 to 1937

    2 moments here

    American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…

  3. John McCain

    in 1936

    1 moment here

    John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

  4. Prajadhipok

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…

  5. Syngman Rhee

    in 1922

    1 moment here

    Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…

Moments

  1. 1922 Surfing at Waikiki Agatha Christie
  2. 1922 Return to Hawaii Syngman Rhee
  3. 1931 Honolulu stopover Prajadhipok
  4. 1935 Honolulu-to-Oakland solo flight departure Amelia Earhart
  5. 1936 Childhood naval-family move to Pearl Harbor John McCain
  6. 1937 Luke Field crash Amelia Earhart

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