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..... U.K ..... the FIRST stone of the Royal Exchange building in Manchester, was laid 1873 ..... U.S.A ..... the James-Younger gang carried out the FIRST train robbery in the American West, at Adair in Iowa 1896 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST Royal Command Film performance was held at Marlborough House before 40 royal guests. Birt Acres showed a film he had taken the previous month of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Cardiff Exhibition 1903 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST production car, a 2 cylinder Model A, was sold by the Ford Motor Company1946 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST jet aircraft to take off from and land aboard an aircraft carrier was the XFD1 Phantom which lifted off from the USS Franklin D Roosevelt by Lt Cdr James J Davidson
1960 ..... Mrs Sirimava Bandaranaike became the world’s FIRST elected woman Prime Minister when elected Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1962 ..... U.K ..... the Rolling Stones made their FIRST public appearance at the Marquee Club, London 1988 ..... U.K ..... a British woman became the FIRST woman in the world to give birth to twins after a liver transplant. She had the operation in May 1987 and gave birth to a twin son and daughter at London’s King’s College Hospital on this day 1997 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST ever floodlit cricket match in Britain was held at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester 1998 ….. U.K ..... Adele Chapman, aged seven, left hospital after becoming the FIRST child in Britain to successfully have a triple liver, pancreas and small bowel transplant. The operation took place on April 28th and lasted 10 hours2007 ….. U.S.A ..... Ave Maria was the FIRST purpose-built Roman Catholic town in America. It cost £200 million to build and is the dream of Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza. More than 11,000 homes are being built on the 5,000 acre site near Naples in South Florida and streets will have a religious theme with names such as Assisi and Annunciation. There is a Catholic University for more than 1000 students and a cathedral-sized oratory with the largest crucifix in the United States
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