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1863

The Football Association, world's first governing body of association football, was founded in London.

The Football Association, world's first governing body of association football, was founded in London.

1904

The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured)…

The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem.

1726

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a…

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.

2013

The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a…

The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.

2007

In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of…

In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.

1971

Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch…

Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.

1925

The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time…

The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.

1835

In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of…

In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of Mission Concepcion south of Downtown San Antonio.

2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus…

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

1983

As the military dictatorship came to an end, Argentina's first democratic election in a decade resulted in Raúl…

As the military dictatorship came to an end, Argentina's first democratic election in a decade resulted in Raúl Alfonsín being elected president.

1960

At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the…

At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Michael Woodruff performed the first successful kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom.

1948

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�w York trial court declined to issue a permanent injunction in favor of several Soviet composers against the distribution of The Iron Curtain, the first anti-Soviet Hollywood film of the Cold War era.

1914

Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social even

Around 2,000 members of European society attended a ball at Kenwood House, England, in one of the last major social events before the outbreak of the First World War.

1650

Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar,…

Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar, the first battle of the Third English Civil War.

1633

At the Battle of Liaoluo Bay Ming Chinese naval forces defeated a Dutch East India Company fleet in the Taiwan Strait,…

At the Battle of Liaoluo Bay Ming Chinese naval forces defeated a Dutch East India Company fleet in the Taiwan Strait, the largest naval encounter between Chinese and European forces before the First�

1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupati

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation.

1919

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army

Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army.

1917

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south

World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south of Laon, France.

1986

The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, having hypothetically been at war for 335 years without a single

The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, having hypothetically been at war for 335 years without a single shot being fired and no casualties incurred.