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1876

The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia

The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.

1809

The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon a

The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.

2005

The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim

The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.

1724

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

1635

The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded

The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded.

1970

The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President

The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.

1924

Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term)

Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

1922

The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England,

The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.

1704

The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published

The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.

2007

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral

Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.

1990

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.

1960

The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe

The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1954

The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories

The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

1901

New York becomes the first U

New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.

1134

The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bis

The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094.

1962

The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1

The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1.

1954

The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia

The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia.

1925

Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first dir

Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.

1794

Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

1992

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.