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The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina.
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup by beating Argentina.
First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with…
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than…
Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.
Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university,…
Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island…
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first…
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first year of the Ten'o (天応) era).
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head…
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction…
Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's…
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.