[WORLDKINGS] On this day - September 11, 2023 – The 72nd anniversary of Florence Chadwick becoming the first woman to swim round trip across the English Channel (1951)
09-09-2023
(Worldkings.org) On September 11, 1951, Chadwick became the first woman to swim round-trip across the English Channel. She swam from England to France in 13 hours and 23 minutes, then from France to England in 16 hours and 22 minutes.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - August 6, 2023 – The 97th anniversary of Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel (1926)
06-08-2023
(Worldkings.org) Gertrude Ederle is an American competition swimmer who has gained international fame for her swimming achievements, especially setting a record for swimming across the English Channel.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - July 8, 2023 – The 112th anniversary of Nan Aspinwall becoming the first woman to make solo transcontinental trip by horse (1911)
08-07-2023
(Worldkings.org) On July 8, 1911, Nan Aspinwall made history as the first woman to successfully complete a solo transcontinental trip by horse.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - June 24, 2023 – The 13th anniversary of Julia Gillard becoming Australia's first female Prime Minister (2010)
24-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) Julia Gillard was sworn in as the 27th prime minister of Australia on June 24, 2010 and served in that office until June 2013.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - June 18, 2023 – The 95th anniversary of Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic (1928)
18-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) On June 18, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger aboard a Fokker tri-motor aircraft that was piloted by Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - June 16, 2023 – The 60th anniversary of Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first woman in space (1963)
16-06-2023
(Kyluc.vn - Worldkings.org) On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date.
[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 85) Kathryn Bigelow (USA): The first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director
13-06-2023
(Worldkings.org) In 2009, Bigelow became the first woman to receive the Academy Award for Best Director. Her film that year, The Hurt Locker, was also recognized as the best film.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - May 21, 2023 – The 91st anniversary of Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to make a solo transatlantic flight (1932)
21-05-2023
(Worldkings.org) The success in 1932 made Amelia Earhart immediately shock the world and proved she was a brave and capable pilot.
[WORLDKINGS] On this day - April 16, 2023 – The 111th Anniversary of Harriet Quimby becoming the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel (1912)
16-04-2023
(Worldkings.org) Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to obtain a pilot's license and the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Edurne Pasaban: World’s first woman to climb all of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks
25-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) On May 17, 2010, Edurne Pasaban became the first woman to climb all of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks in the World –and the 21st person to do so.