1859 ….. U.K ..... the Temperance Society opened the FIRST public drinking water fountain in Britain

1897 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST motor car wedding in Britain took place at St Augustine's R.C Church, Solihull when Albert Edward Day and Irma L'Hollier were married

1913 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST aerial film of a topical event was of the Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, carrying King George V when it crossed the Channel to visit Paris

1966 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST televised opening of Parliament

1991 ….. JAPAN ..... Harue Kitamura, a lawyer, was elected as the FIRST woman mayor in Japan. Previously women had only become mayors of towns and villages but she became mayor of Ashiya City, near Kobe, with a population of 87,700

2007 ..... U.K ..... Jacqui Oatley became the FIRST female commentator for the BBC's football programme Match of the Day in its 43 year history

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