Howland Island Lighthouse

The vast Pacific Ocean is home to numerous groups of islands, some so tiny, far-flung, and isolated that many of us have never heard of them. Howland Island, a mere sandbank adrift in cerulean seas and distant from civilization, might fit that description, except for the fact that it gained fame 75 summers ago when it played a significant role in the disappearance of America's most famous aviatrix.