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1848

A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism

A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.

1678

Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the Univers

Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.

1866

Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)

Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)

1978

The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day

The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.

1967

More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production

More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production.

2006

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.

1988

The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim,

The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board.

1974

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Superma

The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

1948

William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor

William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.

1942

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.

1936

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.

1906

The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans

The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.

1886

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.

1857

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.

1906

The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans

The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans.

1995

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

1954

The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow

The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.

1898

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia

The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.

1806

British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate

British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.

1976

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.