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1954

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

1971

The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the…

The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Oce�

1995

In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less…

In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).

1974

Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung…

Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung Hee.

1948

The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.

The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.

2003

The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to…

The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapo�

1957

President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.

President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.

1963

Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US…

Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration�

1921

President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president against lynching in the Deep South.

President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president against lynching in the Deep South.

1927

Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser a

Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.

1989

Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish Unite

Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions�

1801

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship…

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.

1945

World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army

World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army.

1918

World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.

1895

Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard th

Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop Spray.

1956

SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas

SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.

1844

Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established

Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.

1964

First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders

First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.

1942

World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo th

World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces fro�

1497

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.