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In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.
Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.
Gojong of Korea, 26th Emperor of the Joseon Kingdom and first emperor of Korea (died 1919)
Gojong of Korea, 26th Emperor of the Joseon Kingdom and first emperor of Korea (died 1919)
Henry Medwall, first known English vernacular dramatist (died 1501)
Henry Medwall, first known English vernacular dramatist (died 1501)
Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg, Finnish priest and father of K. J. Ståhlberg, the first President of Finland (born 1832)
Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg, Finnish priest and father of K. J. Ståhlberg, the first President of Finland (born 1832)
Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member…
Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.
The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
Thomas Cavendish in his ship Desire enters Plymouth and completes the first deliberately planned voyage of…
Thomas Cavendish in his ship Desire enters Plymouth and completes the first deliberately planned voyage of circumnavigation.
The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of…
The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since…
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction.
Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center…
Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the…
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium.
The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium.