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1789 ..... U.S.A ..... George Washington became the FIRST president of the U.S.A
1860 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST British tramway for public service was inaugurated in Birkenhead by an American, George Francis Train
1881 ..... GERMANY ..... the FIRST stereo system was patented by Clement Ader of Germany
1901 ..... Hubert Cecil Booth patented the world's FIRST vacuum cleaner
1907 ..... AUSTRIA ..... women in Vienna were allowed to be lecturers and assistants in universities and hospitals on the same terms as men for the FIRST time
1910 ..... U.K ..... Manchester's FIRST true cinema was opened by Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Ltd based in London. It was one of their FIRST cinemas, was called The Picture House and was situated at 93 Market Street. The FIRST licence was issued to manager Arthur Sharp
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