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1859 ….. U.S.A ..... the FIRST elevator in a hotel went into operation at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York

1914 ..... FRANCE ..... the British Expeditionary Force fought its FIRST battle at Mons and the FIRST Victoria Crosses of WW1 were earned  

1952 ..... U.S.A ..... It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels was the FIRST number 1 hit for a female country singer - Kitty Wells

1958 ..... U.K ..... 14 women were put on the list of Britain’s FIRST life peers. They took their seats on October 21st

2005 ..... Hilary Lister became the FIRST quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel. She achieved this by using controls powered by her breath to navigate her boats and made the crossing in six hours thirteen minutes