1952
The first Miss Universe pageant is held
The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952.
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1534
Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island
Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
2019
Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
1972
The first leap second is added to the UTC time system
The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
1886
The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec
The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
2006
The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
1972
The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
1966
The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
1960
Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of…
Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
1946
Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
1931
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
1915
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first…
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker�
1879
Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
1874
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
1819
Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It is the first comet analyzed using polarimetry,…
Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It is the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.
1643
First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of…
First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London.
1523
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos become the first Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in…
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos become the first Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in Brussels.
2000
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucio�
1966
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.