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1907

John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (died 1980)

John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (died 1980)

1967

Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

1959

Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of…

Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of Indonesia.

1594

King James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, his first child.

King James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, his first child.

1967

Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

1813

First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.

First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.

1999

The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.

The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.

1943

USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.

USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.

1935

In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of…

In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.

1933

The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with…

The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage.

1888

Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered.

Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered.

1939

J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time…

J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time in contemporary physics how black holes could develop.

1897

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

1878

Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the…

Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.

1836

Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at…

Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.

1604

Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib.

Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib.

1529

The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by indigenous people.

The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by indigenous people.

1952

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

1937

The first group of around 172,000 Koreans were deported by Soviet authorities from the Russian Far East to the Kazakh…

The first group of around 172,000 Koreans were deported by Soviet authorities from the Russian Far East to the Kazakh and Uzbek SSRs; around 10 to 25 percent died.

1902

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was…

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.