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The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.
Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened.
Starting date of the First Crusade as set by Pope Urban II.
King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
Battle of Plymouth: Inconclusive naval action between the fleets of Michiel de Ruyter and George Ayscue in the First Anglo-Dutch War.
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.
Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).
First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.