1899
NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
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1867
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S.…
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
1850
Vega becomes the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed.
Vega becomes the first star (other than the Sun) to be photographed.
1992
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially…
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
1850
William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other…
William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun.
1992
A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
1976
Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976…
Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
1942
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
1870
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
1862
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
1723
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136,…
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.
1334
The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence…
The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.
1861
Kadambini Ganguly, Indian physician, one of the first Indian women to obtain a degree (died 1923)
Kadambini Ganguly, Indian physician, one of the first Indian women to obtain a degree (died 1923)
1185
Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (born before 1143)
Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (born before 1143)
1976
At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern…
At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.
1723
Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in…
Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig.
1983
The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
1982
In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is…
In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
1977
The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2…
The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern ti�