1554
Politics
Parliament moves to restore papal supremacy
Religious measures enacted by Mary’s Parliament to renew papal authority.
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30November
22 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1854
Activism
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mary Eliza McDowell was born on November 30, 1854, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to a family with strong abolitionist sympathies.
View details1880
Science
First woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court
Argued Kaiser v. Stickney before the Supreme Court, the first oral argument by a woman member of its bar.
View details1900
Activism
Birth of Mary Woodard Lasker
Mary Woodard Lasker was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, later becoming a leading American health activist and philanthropist.
View details1906
Science
First woman awarded the Royal Society's Hughes Medal
Hertha Ayrton awarded the Hughes Medal for her work on electricity and sand ripples.
View details1919
Medicine
Birth of Jane Cooke Wright
Jane Cooke Wright is born in Manhattan, New York City, into a pioneering African American medical family, beginning the life of a future architect of modern cancer chemotherapy.
View details1928
Politics
Born in Kobe, Japan
Takako Doi was born on November 30, 1928, in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
View details1930
Activism
Death of Mother Jones in Silver Spring, Maryland
Mother Jones died on November 30, 1930, at age 93 (by her own account), having spent decades as one of America's most famous labor agitators.
View details1932
Literature
Winner of the O. Henry Prize
Rawlings won the O. Henry Prize for her short story in 1932.
View details1936
Science
Court of Appeals decision in United States v. One Package
The Second Circuit ruled physicians exempt from the federal contraceptive import ban, a landmark Comstock law victory tied to Sanger's efforts.
View details1957
Literature
Death of Marija Jurić Zagorka in Zagreb
Marija Jurić Zagorka died on November 30, 1957, in Zagreb, at the age of 84, having become Croatia's most widely read novelist.
View details1965
Politics
Received the Harmon International Trophy
Johnson presented Miller with the Harmon International Trophy at the White House in recognition of her aviation achievements.
View details1970
1971
Science
Granted U.S. Patent for Computerized Telephone Switching System
Awarded U.S. Patent No. 3,623,007 for a stored-program telephone switching method, among the first software patents ever issued.
View details1972
Arts
First major London solo appearance at Ronnie Scott's
Joan Armatrading makes her first major London solo appearance at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
View details1979
Arts
Death of Laura Gilpin
Laura Gilpin passed away, leaving a lasting legacy in photography.
View details2000
Science
First African American woman elected to the NAE
Shirley Ann Jackson elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
View details2003
Sports
Death of Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle died on November 30, 2003, at the age of 98, in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
View details2009
Science
Death of Nien Cheng in Washington, D.C.
Nien Cheng died on November 30, 2009, in Washington, D.C., at the age of 94, decades after fleeing China for the United States.
View details2015
Arts
Official launch of Kylie Lip Kit
The official launch of her lip kit saw immediate sell-out.
View details2021
Arts
Induction into France’s Panthéon
Josephine Baker was posthumously inducted into France’s Panthéon, the first Black woman honored this way.
View details2022
Science
Launch of ChatGPT under Murati's leadership
ChatGPT was launched under Mira Murati's technical leadership, revolutionizing AI interactions.
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