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March 8

2 sourced moments from March 8 in history: The New York Stock Exchange was formally organized (1817); and The first licensed female pilot earned her wings (1910).

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2 things happened on March 8

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1910 Technology · Transportation

The first licensed female pilot earned her wings

On a March morning in 1910, a French former actress became the first woman in the world cleared to fly an airplane.

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1817 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

The New York Stock Exchange was formally organized

In 1817 a loose circle of Wall Street brokers signed a constitution and gave themselves a name — the seed of the modern NYSE.

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