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1907

The first Isle of Man TT race is held

The first Isle of Man TT race is held.

1999

Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16

Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.

1999

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.

1982

Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral

Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.

1973

Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California

Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.

1953

Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay

Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.

1945

First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber

First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.

1935

First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane

First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.

1886

The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal

The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.

1864

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.

2024

Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the

Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.

1990

Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of

Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.

1974

The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service

The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.

1868

Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after

Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veter�

1845

The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the

The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country.

1814

The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bou

The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power.

1631

Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper

Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.

1536

King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives

King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.

1790

The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790

The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.

1578

King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France

King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.