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The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine,…
The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)
The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)
Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in…
Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
Ghana became a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president.
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of…
B. Anthony Stewart is credited with the first image on the cover of National Geographic featuring the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state.
The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International…
The first flight departed New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, then known as New York International Airport.
The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park.
The first Grant Park Music Festival was held in Chicago's Grant Park.
Yan Ruisheng (advertisement pictured), the first full-length Chinese film, is released in Shanghai.
Yan Ruisheng (advertisement pictured), the first full-length Chinese film, is released in Shanghai.
The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
The Westminster Assembly of Divines first assembled to restructure the Church of England.
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels (pictured), becoming the first Lutherans executed by…
Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels (pictured), becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant.
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�
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.