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1154 ….. ITALY ..... Nicholas Breakspear became the FIRST and only English Pope - Adrian 1V 

1783 ..... FRANCE ..... the French scientist J A C Charles and Ainé Roberts made the FIRST ascent in a hydrogen filled balloon from the gardens of the Tuileries, Paris and landed 27 miles away near the town of Neales

1804 ..... U.K .....the FIRST instrument to measure air resistance was developed by George Cayley, pioneer of aerial navigation, who was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1773 

1872 ..... U.K ..... on this day, which was a Sunday, at the parish church of St Mary's in Swillington, a 1,900-year-old custom brought to England by the Romans in 54 BC, gave way to 19th century commercialism and market forces, when rice, instead of a national cereal, was thrown over a bridal couple for the FIRST time. The man responsible was the Rev Thomas Dealtry who had arrived there from India, as the new rector under the care of a local family, and he suggested that people who wanted to perform the traditional 'crowning of the bride' ceremony, should emulate the Hindus he had witnessed in India, and throw rice instead. The young couple who were married were Job Lilley and Matilda Mason.

1895 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST credit card was issued in Britain. ‘The Golden Promise and Guarantee of Honour’ card was limited to shops in Kingston-upon-Hull 

1903 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST movie to tell a story, The Great Train Robbery by Edwin S Porter, was copyrighted   

1906 ..... FRANCE ..... the FIRST purpose-built cinema was the Cinema Omnia Pathe on the boulevard Montmartre in Paris. It was the world’s FIRST luxury cinema and the FIRST with a raked floor enabling people to see over the heads of those in front 

1967 .....  U.K ..... Tony O’Connor became the FIRST black headmaster in Britain when he took the post at Warley School in Worcestershire

2001 ..... U.K ..... Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry offered free admission to all visitors for the FIRST time through the funding it received because of its national and international importance

2007 ..... CHINA ..... Zhang Zilin became China's FIRST Miss World when crowned at the 57th Miss World event held in the Chinese resort of Sanya

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