1789 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST electoral college gathered in New York City and George Washington was unanimously elected President of the young nation. The formal inauguration took place on April 30th in New York City which was the capital of the United States at the time

1929 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST area of ‘Green Belt’ was approved, 5 miles of land near Hendon, Middlesex 

1935 ..... GERMANY ..... the FIRST National Film Archive in the world, formed as a record of the film industry, was the Reichsfilmarchiv which was established in Germany 

1962 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST colour supplement was published by The Times 

1967 ..... AFRICA ..... the FIRST African film drama made by a black African - La Noire de ..... made by Ousmane Sembene, was shown at the Theatre Sorano in Dakar 

1978 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST Hindi film produced in Britain had its world premiere at the Leytonstone State cinema. Bhaag de Bhaag was a comedy-thriller by the Cabana Film Co and starred Saghir Rahi 

1990 ..... New Zealand cricketer, Richard Hadlee, became the FIRST man to take 400 test wickets 

1996 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST privatised rail services began operating in Britain

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