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1894 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST commercial presentation of moving pictures took place at Holland Bros Kinetoscope Parlor, 1155 Broadway, New York. For 25c viewers could watch 5 films and $120 was taken on this FIRST day
1912 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST film stuntman of importance, Frederick Rodman Law, jumped from Brooklyn Bridge. He was doubling for Pearl White’s co-stars in her famous action series made by Pathe
1929 ..... MONACO ..... the FIRST Grand Prix of Monaco was staged. Racing drivers had to navigate the tight streets and bends of the small principality. The FIRST winner, Williams of Great Britain, lapped at a speed of 49.83 mph in a Bugatti
1931 ..... U.K ..... the Highway Code was FIRST issued in the UK
1934 ..... U.K ..... Florrie Illott became the FIRST woman to beat the bell of Big Ben as she sprinted across Westminster Bridge. The challenge was to get to the other side before the bells struck twelve. It took her 40 seconds to cross the bridge and Big Ben had only got to ten when she crossed the finishing line. The following day the story of her feat was in all the newspapers and she became quite a celebrity
1950 ..... U.K ..... Dan Dare appeared in the FIRST edition of The Eagle. It stayed until 1969 when it was merged with Lion comic. All 900,000 copies of the first issue were sold. It's founder was Mancunian Frank Hampson and an Oxford-educated vicar Marcus Morris
1969 ..... U.S.A ..... for the FIRST time there was a tie in the award for Best Actress Oscar when Katharine Hepburn won for The Lion In Winter and Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl. also, for the FIRST time the ceremony received an international television airing with an estimated audience of approximately 500,000,000 viewers
1991 ..... U.K ..... Tottenham beat Arsenal 3-1 in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, the FIRST to be held there
1997..... U.S.A ..... Tiger Woods became the FIRST black man to win any of the 4 major golf championships and at 21 years old he was also the youngest
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