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1609

Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe

Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.

1570

Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas

Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.

1977

Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E

Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.

1859

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football.

1937

A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arct

A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.

1934

Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens

Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.

1932

Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first wom

Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

1871

Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi

Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.

1809

The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led

The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held.

2017

United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting

United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.

2012

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the Internati

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.

2010

Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far o

Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far only, Italian team to win the historic treble (Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions L�

1826

HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage

HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage.

1819

SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atla

SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

1809

On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is defeated in a major bat

On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is defeated in a major battle for the first time in his career, and repelled by an enemy army for the firs�