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On April 23, 2007, at the age of 75, she became one of the oldest people to set foot on the North Pole, and the first black woman. [10] [9] Five years later, she became the first African-American woman on record to stand on the South Pole at age 79, on January 6, 2011. [9] Following her expeditions, Hillary became an inspirational speaker.
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles , she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space , after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982.
Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936 – March 14, 1994) was a United States-born British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her writing covered turmoils in Northern Ireland , the American Civil Rights Movement and her own memoirs about her life. [ 1 ]
The Indestructibles (Ancient Egyptian: j.ḫmw-sk – literally "the ones not knowing destruction" [1] [2]) was the name given by ancient Egyptian astronomers to two bright stars which, at that time, could always be seen circling the North Pole. [3]
Alleen Mae Beller (January 25, 1923 – January 27, 2013), also known as Sally Starr, was a prominent 1950s and 1960s celebrity television personality. Using a cowgirl persona, she appealed to local TV audiences of several generations of children through American radio , Broadway stage, movies and as a recording artist for more than sixty years.
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5 of “Barry,” now streaming on HBO Max. Last week’s episode of “Barry” ended on one of the show’s most bizarre ...
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Sheila Christine Scott OBE (née Hopkins; 27 April 1922 – 20 October 1988) was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971.