1962
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.
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1927
The Jazz Singer, one of the first feature-length motion pictures with a synchronized recorded music score, was released.
The Jazz Singer, one of the first feature-length motion pictures with a synchronized recorded music score, was released.
2008
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior…
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.
1962
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
1676
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of…
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa (pictured).
1933
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines…
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
1950
A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color…
�eld-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later.
1950
CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal…
CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
1928
The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for the first time at the Boston Children's…
The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for the first time at the Boston Children's Hospital to treat an eight-year-old girl paralyzed by polio.
1892
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in public schools to coincide with the opening of the…
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in public schools to coincide with the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1799
Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the…
Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the gondola of a hot air balloon.
1908
British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped…
British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly.
2012
Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound…
Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.
1964
Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet…
Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.
1956
The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
1949
The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United…
The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United States found guilty of violating the Smith Act.
1947
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the…
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the Bell X-1, an experimental rocket-powered aircraft.
1943
The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.
The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.
1926
The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.
The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.
1950
The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was…
The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom.