1933
The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
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1908
The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China,…
The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy.
1232
Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code…
Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.
1903
Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (born 1827)
Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (born 1827)
1955
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
2016
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System…
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
1993
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known…
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl.
1901
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
1845
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
1921
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (died 2011)
Lidia Gueiler Tejada, the first female President of Bolivia (died 2011)
1993
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known…
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).
1830
Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a…
Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a horse-drawn car in Maryland.
1982
Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für…
Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1915
US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
1842
Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
1758
The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
708
Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
1949
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
1916
Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to…
Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.
1842
Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong…
Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong Kong would grow was ceded to Britain.