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This Day In History

2015 Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia pulls over a 28-year-old Black woman, Sandra Bland, for failing to signal a lane change. After a heated encounter, he arrests her and takes her to a nearby jail. Three days later, on the morning of July 13, she is found dead in her cell, apparently by suicide. The circumstances surrounding her death lead many to question how Bland could end up losing her life following a minor traffic stop.

Activism

1971 Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan form the National Women’s Political Caucus to support, recruit and train women who are seeking a space in public office. The organization’s mission is to improve the status of women by giving them voice in government. That first gathering brought 320 women to Washington D.C. in support of the NWPC founding.

Inventor

1840 Marie F C D Corbanx became one of the first women to secure a US patent in her own name (shared with two men), for "improvement in the mode of applying distemper colors having albumen or gelatine for their vehicle, so as to render the same more durable and preserving the same when not wanted for immediate use."

Politics

1553 Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. She "reigned" for only 9 days before the Privy Council of England suddenly changed sides, and proclaimed Mary I as queen, deposing Jane, who was arrested and later executed for treason.

Sports

1999 The United States women’s soccer team won the World Cup, beating China 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 minutes of scoreless play at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.