On This Day
1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ˈɛdərli, ˈeɪd-/ ED-ər-lee, AYD-;[1][2][3] October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her “Queen of the Waves.”[4]
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1962 – Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.[30]
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, CM (July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American[1] pharmacologist and physician. As a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug’s safety.[2] Her concerns proved to be justified when it was shown that thalidomide caused serious birth defects. Kelsey’s career intersected with the passage of laws strengthening FDA oversight of pharmaceuticals. Kelsey was the second woman to receive the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service, awarded to her by John F. Kennedy in 1962.
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Born On This Day
1848 – Susie Taylor, American writer and first black Army nurse (d. 1912)[11]
Susie King Taylor (August 6, 1848 – October 6, 1912) is known for being the first Black nurse during the American Civil War. Beyond just her aptitude in nursing the wounded of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Taylor was the first Black woman to self-publish her memoirs. She was the author of Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Late 1st S.C. Volunteers. She was also an educator to formerly bonded Black people in the postbellum South by opening various schools in Georgia. Taylor would, in 1886, finally be a part of organizing the 67 Corps of the Women’s Relief Corps.[1]
1869 – Mary Frances Winston, American mathematician (d. 1959)[51]
Mary Frances Winston Newson (August 7, 1869 – December 5, 1959) was an American mathematician. She became the first female American to receive a PhD in mathematics from a European university, namely the University of Göttingen in Germany.[1] She was also the first person to translate Hilbert’s problems into English.
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- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for September 26 September 26, 2023Picture of the day Amrum windmill near Nebel, historic building and landmark of the North Frisian Island of Amrum
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- Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone's The Curse shares some cursed new photos and a blessed release date September 26, 2023Our long wait is almost over. The Curse, the Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Benny Safdie-starring new series, will debut on Showtime (and Paramount+ with Showtime) on Friday, November 10. It will air on the linear channel on Sunday, November 12 at 10 p.m. The first three episodes of the series will also premiere at…Read […]Drew Gillis
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