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2021

Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.

Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.

1990

Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.

Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.

1979

America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

1962

First transatlantic satellite television transmission.

First transatlantic satellite television transmission.

1960

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.

1941

The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana.

The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana.

1914

The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship.

The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship.

1893

The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.

The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.

1801

French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36…

French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.

1963

Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton,…

Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.

1962

The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.

The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.

1971

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.

1963

Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.

1821

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)

Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)

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Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)

Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)

1956

The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.

The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.

1919

The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in…

The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.

2015

NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.

NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.

1965

Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six…

Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth.

1951

Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.