Hillary Rodham Clinton stood before the cheering throng tonight at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and declared victory in a history-making sort of way.

She becomes the first female major-party presumptive nominee for president of the United States.

The crowd cheered. Clinton nodded her approval. Yes, it’s a big deal.

However …

Let’s put this in a little different context. The United States is a good bit behind the curve when it comes to shattering gender-based glass ceilings in public life.

For crying out loud, the nation was created in 1789, but didn’t give women the right to vote until 1920. The founding fathers did a great job creating a government framework — but they didn’t do a perfect job.

Behind the curve?

Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India in 1966. After that, we’ve seen Golda Meir become prime minister of Israel. Margaret Thatcher was elected PM in Great Britain. The Philippines elected Corazon Aquino president. Taiwan has just elected its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen. Angela Merkel is the chancellor of Germany. Benazir Bhutto once was prime minister of Pakistan. Kim Campbell was Canada’s prime minister.

Good grief. I’ve just given you the names I can think of immediately.

Here’s a list of all of them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_or_appointed_female_heads_of_government

Yes, we’ve made history tonight with Hillary Clinton about to become the nation’s first major-party presidential nominee.

We haven’t crossed the threshold of an even greater historical event … just yet.