Notable Historic Anniversary

Being the first female to break the speed of sound may not be a big deal, along the lines of that being done before and it's just a record.
That according to some sources she had more overall speed/altitude records set than anyone else, male or female, is probably a big deal.
That she was one of the pioneers in getting women's air corp up and running, to do test and ferry flights of combat aircraft in WW2 was absolutely a big deal. Those flight materially helped the war, and were not done without significant risk.
 
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