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This Day In History

Arts

1972 Helen Reddy's feminist anthem "I Am Woman" is released. Reddy has summarized the response to from most disc jockeys as, "'I can't stand this record! I hate this song! But you know, it's a funny thing, my wife loves it!'"

Aviation and Aeronautics

1906 The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". Their work would not have been possible without the support of their sister, Katharine Wright, who was also a suffragist. The French recognized her contributions and awarded the French Legion of Honor to all three Wright siblings.

Politics

2018 Stacey Abrams won Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, making her the first woman nominee for Georgia governor from either major party. (Abrams, seeking to become the nation’s first black female governor, was defeated in November by Republican Brian Kemp.) Her subsequent efforts to get out the vote would help turn Georgia blue for Democrats in 2020.

Sports

1901 Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games and became the first female Olympic champion by being a part of the winning team in the first 1 to 2 ton sailing event on May 22, 1901.