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1492
Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall on San Salvador Island in the Caribbean. (Julian calendar)
Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall on San Salvador Island in the Caribbean. (Julian calendar)
1983
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1976
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F.…
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
1911
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
1908
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
1892
Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
1881
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1793
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
1979
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
1968
Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
1968
Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time…
Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds.
1930
The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their…
The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement.
1888
Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
1774
American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands…
American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions.
1773
The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian…
The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1656
The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society…
The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.
2007
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
2003
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
1994
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president,…
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.