1977
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
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1936
African-American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi…
African-American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination at the games.
1913
An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor…
An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California.
1830
American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.
American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.
2012
Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be…
Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be demolished by implosion in New Zealand.
1993
Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.
Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.
1888
Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany,…
Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
1772
Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the…
Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, with the primary motive to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.
1987
Lynne Cox became the first person to swim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede to Big…
Lynne Cox became the first person to swim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede to Big Diomede in the Bering Strait in 2 hours and 5 minutes.
1955
Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser…
Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.
1944
IBM presented the first program-controlled calculator to Harvard University, after which it became known as the Mark I…
IBM presented the first program-controlled calculator to Harvard University, after which it became known as the Mark I (pictured).
1850
The first section of the Great Northern Railway, now the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, opened between…
The first section of the Great Northern Railway, now the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, opened between London and Peterborough.
1974
On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first…
On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.
1897
The first meeting of the International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Zürich, Switzerland.
The first meeting of the International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Zürich, Switzerland.
1755
The first wave of the Expulsion of the Acadians from the present-day Canadian Maritime provinces by the British began…
The first wave of the Expulsion of the Acadians from the present-day Canadian Maritime provinces by the British began with the Bay of Fundy campaign at Chignecto.
1929
The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was…
The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago.
1786
Francis Light founded George Town (city hall pictured), the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the…
Francis Light founded George Town (city hall pictured), the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.
1492
The first conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel elected Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Innocent VIII.
The first conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel elected Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Innocent VIII.
2016
The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
1918
Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.