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1974

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Superma

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

1948

Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade

Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.

1948

William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor

William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.

1942

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.

1936

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.

1906

The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans

The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.

1886

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.

1857

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.

1906

The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans

The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans.

1995

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

1954

The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow

The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.

1898

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.

1806

British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate

British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.

1976

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.

1950

Korean War: Five North Korean aircraft attacked an American air convoy above Suwon Air Base in the first air engagement

Korean War: Five North Korean aircraft attacked an American air convoy above Suwon Air Base in the first air engagement of the Korean War.

1905

First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers

First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers.

1571

Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of O

Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford.

1987

For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombe

For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.

1956

In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist govern

In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.

1948

Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in t

Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.