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This Day In History

1916 In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.

Activism

1965 Organized by leaders including Dolores Huerta, the Delano grape strike to fight against the exploitation of farm workers in California began on September 8, 1965. The strike lasted for five years and was characterized by grassroots efforts (consumer boycotts, marches, community organizing and nonviolent resistance) that gained the movement national attention. Due largely to a consumer boycott of non-union grapes, the strike resulted in a victory for farm workers in July 1970, when a collective bargaining agreement was reached with major table grape growers, impacting more than 10,000 farm workers.

Arts

1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show is broadcast nationally for the first time. A huge success, her daytime television talk show turned Winfrey into one of the most powerful, wealthy people in show business and, arguably, one of the most influential women in America.

2003 The Ellen Degeneres Show premiered. It would go on to receive more than 170 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, winning more than 60.