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1877

At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens

At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.

1976

Great American Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California

Great American Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California.

1969

Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbi

Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.

1901

Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne

Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.

1555

Jerónima de la Asunción, Spanish Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (died 1630)

1964

Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Ngu

Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Nguyễn Khánh's military junta.

1997

Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first com

Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.

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Christian feast day: Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints

1998

India began the Pokhran-II nuclear-weapons test, its first since the Smiling Buddha test 24 years earlier

India began the Pokhran-II nuclear-weapons test, its first since the Smiling Buddha test 24 years earlier.

1997

Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champio

Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.

1994

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

1962

Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk

Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

1946

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

1908

Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia

Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.

1872

Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States

Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.

1869

The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, U

The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.

1497

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

1943

Raquel Blandón, Guatemalan lawyer and activist, First Lady of Guatemala (died 2024)

28 BC

Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot

Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot.

2002

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of

�S President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution.

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