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Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (wreckage pictured) crashed on…
In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (wreckage pictured) crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the…
US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for…
The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of…
Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his…
Inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris, American impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (pictured) staged the first of his Ziegfeld Follies.
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF).
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF).
The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at…
The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in…
Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the…
Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.