President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has directed the declassification and public release of all government records related to aviator Amelia Earhart, whose disappearance in 1937 during her attempt to fly around the world remains one of aviation’s enduring mysteries. Trump described Earhart’s story as “interesting” and said the decision came after repeated questions about the files, according to the Associated Press.

The administration previously released thousands of pages of documents tied to President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., though none revealed significant new findings. The FBI and the National Archives already have published batches of documents on Earhart, and some researchers believe little remains in government files that has not a

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