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1850 ..... the FIRST immigrant ship, the Charlotte Jane, arrived at Lyttelton, New Zealand 

1901 ..... U.S.A ..... The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter was FIRST printed

1929 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST all-talking feature film made in Britain was released. The Clue of the New Pin was adapted from the novel of the same name by crime writer Edgar Wallace. It was produced by British Lion and British Photophone and directed by Arthur Maude.  John Gielgud was amongst the cast. The FIRST talkie made by a British company was released earlier in 1929. Black Waters was a melodrama but was actually produced in Hollywood 

1953 ..... U.S.A ..... Bonnie Heady was the FIRST woman ever executed for kidnapping in US history 

1991 ..... U.K ..... Stella Rimington was named as the new Director-General of MI5, the FIRST time that the post had been held by a woman and the FIRST time in the agency’s history that the director-general has been named. It was also reported on December 1st that two women were being considered for the post of the Director of Secret Intelligence Service, Britain’s FIRST “Spymistress” but (did it happen????? ) .....  and ..... Brenda Butler became the FIRST force commander of Kent County’s Special constabulary

2006 ..... U.K ..... Leona Lewis became the FIRST female winner of the ITV Talent Show, the X Factor