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1665

Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City

Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City.

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Christian feast day: First Ecumenical Council (Lutheran)

Christian feast day: First Ecumenical Council (Lutheran)

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was released

Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was released.

2000

President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inte

President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.

1983

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptun

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.

1895

Émile Levassor wins the world's first real automobile race

Émile Levassor wins the world's first real automobile race. Levassor completed the 732-mile course, from Paris to Bordeaux and back, in just under 49 hours, at a then-impressive speed of about fifteen�

1850

The American League of Colored Laborers, the first African American labor union in the United States, is established in

The American League of Colored Laborers, the first African American labor union in the United States, is established in New York City.

1774

Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves

Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.

1840

Augusta Lundin, the first international Swedish fashion designer (died 1919)

Augusta Lundin, the first international Swedish fashion designer (died 1919)

1762

Dorothea Erxleben, first German female doctor (born 1715)

Dorothea Erxleben, first German female doctor (born 1715)

1983

Pioneer 10 passed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets o

Pioneer 10 passed the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets of the Solar System.

1850

The American League of Colored Laborers, one of the first labor unions for African Americans, was established in New Yor

The American League of Colored Laborers, one of the first labor unions for African Americans, was established in New York City.

1805

Lewis and Clark Expedition: Meriwether Lewis became the first white American to sight the Great Falls of the Missouri Ri

Lewis and Clark Expedition: Meriwether Lewis became the first white American to sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

1959

Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in

Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

1941

June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occu

June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins.

1940

Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentr

Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

1937

Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday

Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.

1839

Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta

Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.

1618

Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c

Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).

1877

Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)

Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)