When news broke of the apparent death of Amelia Earhart, it became an international sensation and a great tragedy for the United States.  Just like the world’s reaction to the death of Princess Diana, claims of cover ups and conspiracies soon followed.  Already a pioneer for women in many ways, the conspiracies explaining Amelia Earhart’s fate have only cemented her place in history.  Rumors that she was a U.S. spy, captured and killed as a Japanese prisoner of war as well as secretly returning to the United States and living quietly as a New…