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Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland and will become the first woman to fly solo across Atlantic Ocean. Her life and achievements will be celebrated in the song Amelia Earhart's Last Flight by Yodelling Cowboy Red River Dave McEnery. This is thought to have been the first song ever performed on commercial television, at the 1939 World's Fair. In 1972, the British group Plainsong will release an LP entitled, In Search of Amelia Earhart, which includes the song The True Story Of Amelia Earhart. Joni Mitchell will include a tribute song, Amelia, on her 1976 album, Hejira. Songs inspired by Earhart will also be recorded artists including Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Heather Nova, Deb Talan, Nemo, Tom McRae, John Mclaughlin and Bell XI.