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On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first year of the Ten'o (天応) era).
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the�
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
The first synod of Arles is opened by bishop Marinus of Arles.
Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.
The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
The first British mail coach service runs from Bristol to London.
First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper.