1939
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
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1913 results for “The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa” (183 ms)
1973
In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes,
In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going�
1967
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1952
Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed thre
Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed three days later by the shootdown of a second plane searching for the first one.
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
1981
US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for he
US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is�
1990
The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified
The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
1785
The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the fi
The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States.
1785
The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the fi
The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the first Unitarian church in the Americas.
1819
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The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
1724
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J. S. Bach led his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, in Leipzig on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his chorale cantata cycle.
1968
Lloyd J
Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
1993
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
1989
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment.
1887
The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park (pictured) in Alberta as the
The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park (pictured) in Alberta as the country's first national park.
1726
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J. S. Bach led the first performance of Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 (page pictured), on the Sunday after Trinity, one of few new cantatas of that year.
1957
In Roth v
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
1724
On the Feast of St
On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach leads the first performance of his Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle.
1937
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The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.