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In 1995, Bill Koch revamped the program to begin the first nearly all-female, America's Cup boat. America 3 's successor, Mighty Mary, was on her way to a race-off with Young America, the boat of the third syndicate that year, to determine who went through to the 1995 America's Cup, in the lead of what ended up being the last race of the ...
The America 3 Foundation racing syndicate entered the 1995 Citizen Cup with an all women's programme. The team sailed America³ (USA–23) in the first three stages of the Round Robin, then switched to their newly delivered yacht Mighty Mary (USA–43) for the remainder of the event.
Women have sailed in previous America’s Cups but none are on the crews of this edition of the 173-year-old regatta. ... Luna Rossa led from the start and won the six-leg match race off the ...
Women worked as nurses for the Union Navy during the American Civil War.In 1890, Ann Bradford Stokes, who during the American Civil War had worked as a nurse on the navy hospital ship USS Red Rover, where she assisted Sisters of the Holy Cross, was granted a pension of $12 a month, making her the first American woman to receive a pension for her own service in the military.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — For a brief time Sunday night, Carli Lloyd's Wikipedia page listed her position as "President of the United States." More like Captain America. Lloyd scored ...
The following is a list of women who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight. This list includes Russian cosmonauts , who were the first women in outer space. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space in 1963, very early in crewed space exploration , and it would be almost twenty years before another flew ...
Pages in category "One America News personalities" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The 2025 Miss America pageant will take place in Orlando on January 5. This year's contestants include a national figure skater and a trauma nurse. Meet the 52 women competing to be Miss America 2025