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The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.
First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board.