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1918

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium.

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.

1915

First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed a

First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed at Cape Helles to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ott�

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.

1915

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.

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�

1918

First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend

First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend.

1997

Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champio

Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.

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.

1941

Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin

Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.

1958

Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over

Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land d�

1913

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircra

The Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky flew the self-designed Russky Vityaz, the world's first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft.

1907

Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)

Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)

1891

The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opened in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance tr

The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opened in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form tod�

1911

Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department

Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.

1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces.

1911

Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, was established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department

Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, was established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.