#OnThisDay, 18 July 1976, Romanian Nadia Comăneci becomes the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics. She broke the scoreboards as they only went to 9.99.

In 1989, having lived under tight surveillance and control since she was a child, she defected to the USA by walking through the night from Romania to Hungary.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #OlympicWomen

@CarveHerName Oh so THAT'S what became of her!! Thanks, I never knew!
@megatronicthronbanks @CarveHerName She came to the US and married US gymnast Bart Conner, 2 gold medals.