1533
Politics
Birth of Elizabeth at Greenwich
Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, at Greenwich Palace near London, England.
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24 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1533
Science
Birth of Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I)
Anne Boleyn gave birth to Princess Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace, her only surviving child and the future Queen Elizabeth I.
View details1533
Politics
Birth of Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace
Born at Greenwich Palace near London, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, into the turbulent world of the English Reformation.
View details1809
Literature
Death of Caroline Schelling
Caroline Schelling died on September 7, 1809, in Maulbronn, Germany.
View details1838
Exploration
Grace Darling's heroic rescue
On September 7, 1838, Grace Darling participated in the rescue of nine survivors from the shipwrecked SS Forfarshire.
View details1860
Arts
Birth of Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma Moses)
Anna Mary Robertson was born on this day in Greenwich, New York.
View details1860
Arts
Birth of Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma Moses)
Birth of Anna Mary Robertson, later known as Grandma Moses, on a farm near Greenwich, New York.
View details1922
Science
Publication of "First Book of Grasses"
Macmillan published Mary Agnes Chase’s "First Book of Grasses," a widely used beginner’s guide to grass structure and taxonomy.
View details1923
Sports
Birth of Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs was born on September 7, 1923, in Atlanta, Georgia.
View details1924
Arts
Installation of Nefertiti Bust in the Neues Museum, Berlin
Nefertiti bust was installed in the Neues Museum, Berlin, in 1924.
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1942
Aviation
First female pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces
She qualifies as the first female pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces, meeting AAF standards for the Ferrying Division.
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1960
Sports
First U.S. woman with Olympic sprint double plus relay gold
Completes 100 m–200 m sprint double plus relay gold at Rome 1960, first U.S. woman to do so.
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Sports
First American female Olympian with three track-and-field golds at one Games
Becomes first American female Olympian to win three track-and-field golds at one Games.
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Sports
First woman credited with three gold medals at one Olympic Games
Recognized at Rome 1960 as the first woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
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Sports
First American woman with three track-and-field golds at one Olympics
Recognized at Rome 1960 as the first American woman to win three track-and-field golds at one Olympics.
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Sports
First Black woman with three Olympic track-and-field golds at one Games
Becomes the first Black woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
View details1962
Literature
Death of Karen Blixen
Karen Blixen died on September 7, 1962, in Rungsted, Denmark.
View details1991
Sports
Wins 1991 US Open singles title
Seles won her first US Open, defeating Martina Navratilova.
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Science
Körber European Science Prize 2014 Presentation
Körber European Science Prize presented in Hamburg to May-Britt and Edvard Moser for discoveries on grid cells and spatial navigation.
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Sports
Featured in TIME "Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World"
Mo'ne Davis was featured in TIME's "Firsts" project.
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Politics
Profiled in TIME's "Firsts" collection
Profiled in TIME's "Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World".
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Science
TIME "Firsts" Profile on Elizabeth Blackburn
TIME profiles Blackburn in "Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World," highlighting her telomere and telomerase discoveries.
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