This Day In History
- Arts
- 1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways in England.
- Inventor
- 1888 Bertha Benz was the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance, rigorously field testing the patent Motorwagen, inventing brake pads and solving several practical issues during the journey of 65 miles (105 km).
- Sports
- 1858 Suffragist, abolitionist, mountaineer and journalist Julia Archibald Holmes became the first woman on record to reach the summit of Pikes Peak (14,115 feet) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was also the first female member of the United States Board of Education.
- 1936 Italian athlete Ondina Valla runs a world record 11.6 in the semi finals of the 80m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; wins final the next day but can't match the time.
- 2014 The San Antonio Spurs hired WNBA star Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, making her the first woman to join an NBA coaching staff.
- Writing
- 1938 Daphne du Maurier's gothic classic Rebecca was first published.
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