Every day, I am listing a few important dates from world history with scant details–but a list of sources.
- 1817: The New York Stock Exchange was formed. (Source: DK’s On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days, ISBN 978-0-7440-2917-8)
- 1951: Monica Helms, the creator of the Transgender Pride Flag, was born. (Source: DK’s On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days, ISBN 978-0-7440-2917-8)
- 1945: Phyllis Daily was sworn in as the U.S. Navy’s first African-American nurse. (Source: Black History for Every Day of the Year by Yinka and Kemi Olusoga, ISBN 979-8-89303-093-8)
- 1975: The United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day for the first time. (Source: DK’s On This Day: A History of the World in 366 Days, ISBN 978-0-7440-2917-8)
- 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared along with its 200+ passengers and a dozen crew members. (Source: On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell, ISBN 978-0-593-72408-8)
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