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..... U.K ..... the FIRST TUC conference opened in Manchester1896 ..... the FIRST patent for a system of communication by means of electro-magnetic waves was granted to Marchese Guglielmo Marconi
1924 ..... U.K ..... England spoke to Australia by wireless, the FIRST time that a wireless conversation had been held between 2 countries or over so great a distance. The transmissions, by the Amalgamated Wireless Co were between Poldhu in Cornwall and Vaucluse in Sydney
1937..... U.K ..... Mrs G B Miller was the FIRST woman owner to win the Derby at Epsom. Her horse was Midday Sun
1953 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST colour television programme was shown when the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 was transmitted. It was the result of an experiment between Pye of Cambridge and an American company. The vivid reds and dark blues worn by the Canadian Mounties and Royal Marines enthralled the children of the Great Ormond Street hospital who were watching this FIRST colour television broadcast
1997..... ANTARCTICA ..... Dr Stephen Martin and David Mitchell became the FIRST Britons to reach the North Pole without backup. Their starting point was the Russian Siberian coast and in 92 days they covered 1,200 miles
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