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1824 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST public opinion poll was conducted in Wilmington, Delaware, on voting intentions in the US presidential election
1925 ..... U.K ..... Patricia Cheeseman, a patient at Guy’s Hospital, London, had the FIRST successful treatment for diabetes. She was 6 years old at the time
1926 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST greyhound racing track in the UK was opened at Belle Vue in Manchester
1936 ..... U.K ..... the speaking clock was introduced by the GPO. A nationwide competition was held among 15,000 women telephonists to find the perfect telephone voice which possessed ' a charm which will divulge her desire to serve the public in a manner worthy of the great organisation she represents'. The winner was Miss Ethel Cain of the Victoria Telephone Exchange who was dubbed the 'Girl With The Golden Voice'. She was awarded a prize of 10 guineas and the recording of her voice was used for 20 years. In the first 24 hours after TIM went into operation, 40,000 subscribers called to check the time
1946 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST man to be ejected from an aeroplane was aircraft fitter Benny Lynch who bailed out from a Meteor jet fighter above Oxfordshire
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