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1794 ….. U.K ..... the Glorious FIRST of June when Earl Howe, commanding the Channel Fleet, defeated the French in the second battle of Ushant

1856 ..... U.K ..... the Irish News, founded and edited by Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867) was FIRST issued

1912 ….. U.S.A ..... the FIRST domestic feature length film to be shown whole in the USA was Oliver Twist which starred Nat C Goodwin and Winnie Burns

1927 ….. U.K ..... the BBC broadcast its FIRST horse race commentary which was by Meyrick Good on The Derby

1941 ….. U.S.A ..... CBS transmitted the FIRST experimental colour television service from New York

1946 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST television licences were issued in Britain. The cost was £2.00

1948 ….. U.S.A ..... John Carl Grimmock of the United States won the FIRST Mr Universe contest which was held at the Scala Theatre in London. The runner-up was Steve Reeves who later appeared in films as Hercules and other mythological muscle men

1959 ….. U.K ..... Juke Box Jury was FIRST shown