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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.

1827

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)

1979

The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power

The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power.

1978

The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed

The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.

1939

First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft

First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.

1831

James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole

James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.

1495

A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky

A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.

2019

Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia

Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia. (born 1952)

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The beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August

The beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August. (Barbados)

2018

For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence

For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence against the government.

1857

The Revolution of the Ganhadores, the first general strike in Brazil, began in Salvador, Bahia

The Revolution of the Ganhadores, the first general strike in Brazil, began in Salvador, Bahia.

1831

British explorer James Clark Ross led the first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole

British explorer James Clark Ross led the first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole.

2003

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.