July 4, 1933: "Ruth Nichols and Amelia Earhart in Try for New Records.Los Angeles, California: Amelia Earhart (left) and Ruth Nichols (right), two of the nations' foremost women fliers, seen as they attended the last day's events of the National Air Races at Los Angeles, July 4th. They will attempt to establish a new transcontinental speed record for women in a flight from west to east, taking off from Los Angeles, July 6th."
