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
Agatha Christie
in 1922
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
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,…
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.…
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…
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
- 1922 Surfing at Waikiki Agatha Christie
- 1922 Return to Hawaii Syngman Rhee
- 1931 Honolulu stopover Prajadhipok
- 1935 Honolulu-to-Oakland solo flight departure Amelia Earhart
- 1936 Childhood naval-family move to Pearl Harbor John McCain
- 1937 Luke Field crash Amelia Earhart