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1763

First issue of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763–1920)

First issue of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763–1920).

1996

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-f

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.

1794

The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the Fre

The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars.

1979

Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist cou

Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

1953

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first majo

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first major international events to be televised.

1098

First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later

First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.

1895

Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place

Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.

1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race.

1945

World War II: The U

World War II: The U.S. Army liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, and killed German prisoners of war.

1942

World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Cor

World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or�

1942

World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imper

World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time�

1940

World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway

World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War.

1944

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The firs

World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German Kriegsmarine submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th cen�

1907

Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensiv

Minas Geraes (pictured), the first of three Brazilian dreadnought battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.

1826

HMS Beagle (pictured) departed on her first voyage from Plymouth for a hydrographic survey of the Patagonia and Tierra d

HMS Beagle (pictured) departed on her first voyage from Plymouth for a hydrographic survey of the Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego regions of South America.

1969

British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop

British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.

1997

Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first com

Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.

1919

Sir Harry Hands, the mayor of Cape Town, performed the first public observance of a two-minute silence in remembrance of

Sir Harry Hands, the mayor of Cape Town, performed the first public observance of a two-minute silence in remembrance of those killed in World War I.

1955

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters);�

1923

The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held in France

The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held in France. Run annually in June thereafter, it became the oldest endurance racing event in the world.