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1845 ..... U.K ..... Thomas Cook organized his FIRST holiday excursion - three days in Liverpool at recommended hotels with a sea trip to Caernarfon in Wales and a climb up Snowdon as optional extras. The demand for this holiday was so great that tickets were re-sold at inflatable prices

1904 ..... in the UK the FIRST Atlantic weather forecast was received by wireless telegraphy 

1916 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST feature film presented by Royal Command was when Comin’ Through the Rye starring Alma Taylor was screened for Queen Alexandra 

1923 ..... U.K ..... the BBC used the 6 pips for the FIRST time as a broadcast signal 

1943 ..... U.K .....  the FIRST jet pilot to score a 'kill' was FO Dean who deflected and grounded a V1 flying bomb

1953 ..... U.K ..... Dilys Cadwaladr became the FIRST woman to win the Bardic Crown at the Welsh National Eisteddfod 

1986 ..... Julie Tullis became the FIRST British woman to reach the top of K2. The FIRST woman to reach the top was the Polish climber Wanda Rutzkiewz 

2000 ….. U.K ..... the Queen Mother became the FIRST ever member of the Royal Family to reach her centenary

2001 ..... Mancunian Mike Howard became the FIRST man to walk blindfold between two hot air balloons at 4,000 feet

2002 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST ever triathlon competition in Commonwealth Games history was held at the Salford Quays  near Manchester ..... and ..... Natalie Du Toit became the winner of the FIRST David Dixon award for the outstanding athlete at the Commonwealth Games when she was presented with the award in the closing ceremony of the 17th Commonwealth Games in Manchester

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