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1944
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat searc
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
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.