Notable Firsts

She won an Emmy Award for her work on Philadelphia’s “Eyewitness News.”

She also served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

She broke the locker room gender barrier in professional sports reporting.

She was the first woman to lead a major U.S. city’s police department.

He was also the first Black officer to command a U.S. warship in combat.

He was also the first Black pitcher in the AL to win a World Series game.

Her achievement was lost to history for 50 years.

Nate Thurmond, Hall of Fame NBA center, died after a short battle with leukemia on July 16, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 74.

She bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in December 1967.

Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.