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1832 ..... FRANCE ..... the ballet 'tutu' was used for the FIRST time at the Paris Opera. It was made of white muslin and had a low neckline, no sleeves and a skirt that reached halfway down the calf
1887 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST known female office typists to secure employment were two "Lady Typewriters" who began work at the Inland Revenue Office in London. They were kept separate from the male workers and documents for copying were handed to them through a hatch
1889 ….. South Africa staged their FIRST ever Test Match which they lost by 8 wickets to England
1904 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST mainline electric train ran from Liverpool to Southport
1912 ….. U.S.A ..... Juliette Gordon Law organized eighteen girls into the United State's FIRST troop of American Girl Guides
1938 ….. U.K ..... the BBC televised their FIRST athletics meeting. It was the annual Oxford v Cambridge Varsity encounter and was held at White City
1974 ….. U.K ..... the film The Exorcist opened for the FIRST time in London
1991 ….. U.K ..... Wendy Toms became the FIRST woman to officiate at a Football League game when she was the fourth official for the Bournemouth v reading division three match
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