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1634 ..... U.K ..... England's FIRST taxi rank was established in the Strand, London, when Captain Baily started his cab stand with four coaches. By 1637 the idea had become so popular that the number of hackney coaches in London was limited to 50 and they had to have licences issued by the King's Master of Horse
1875 ..... U.K ..... weather charts FIRST appeared in the daily newspapers - The Times
1918 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST day of daylight saving in the United States ..... and ..... Vzfw. Weimer of Jasta 56, the German Army Air Service, became the FIRST pilot to bail out in an emergency when his Albatross DVa was shot down over the British lines. He landed safely and was taken prisoner
1924 ..... the FIRST gramophone to change records automatically went on sale
1956 ..... U.S.A ..... FIRST screen test for Elvis Presley
1973 ..... U.K ..... Value Added Tax was FIRST introduced in Britain
1980 ..... U.K ..... for the FIRST time ever nudists were allowed on the beaches at Brighton in England
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