1981
Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sandra Day O'Connor (pictured) became the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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1977
About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon.
About 4,200 people took part in the first modern Chicago Marathon.
1983
American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free…
American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software developed by the GNU Project.
1908
The first production Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States,…
The first production Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States, was completed at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1825
Locomotion No. 1 hauled the train on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway…
Locomotion No. 1 hauled the train on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world to use steam locomotives.
1924
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation…
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.
235
Pope Pontian (pictured) resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.
Pope Pontian (pictured) resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.
2005
John Roberts became the 17th Chief Justice of the United States; he would be the first Chief Justice to serve for…
John Roberts became the 17th Chief Justice of the United States; he would be the first Chief Justice to serve for twenty years since Melville Fuller in 1908.
1990
The Lockheed YF-22, the prototype for the F-22 Raptor, made its first flight.
The Lockheed YF-22, the prototype for the F-22 Raptor, made its first flight.
1964
Mafalda, a popular comic strip by Quino, was first published in newspapers in Argentina.
Mafalda, a popular comic strip by Quino, was first published in newspapers in Argentina.
1955
The first Indonesian legislative election resulted in an unexpectedly poor result for the Masyumi Party of incumbent…
The first Indonesian legislative election resulted in an unexpectedly poor result for the Masyumi Party of incumbent prime minister Burhanuddin Harahap (pictured).
1724
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve…
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas, for the feast of archangel Michael.
1975
The Boeing AH-64 Apache (example pictured), the primary attack helicopter for a number of countries, made its first…
The Boeing AH-64 Apache (example pictured), the primary attack helicopter for a number of countries, made its first flight.
1939
NBC broadcast the first televised American football game, between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
NBC broadcast the first televised American football game, between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
1882
The Vulcan Street Plant in Appleton, Wisconsin, the first hydroelectric central station to serve a system of private…
The Vulcan Street Plant in Appleton, Wisconsin, the first hydroelectric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America, went online.
1948
In Shostakovich v
�w York trial court declined to issue a permanent injunction in favor of several Soviet composers against the distribution of The Iron Curtain, the first anti-Soviet Hollywood film of the Cold War era.
1914
Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social even
Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social events before the outbreak of the First World War.
1650
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar,…
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar, the first battle of the Third English Civil War.
1945
Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupati
Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.
1919
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.