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1923 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST daily weather forecast was heard on the radio 

1937 ….. U.S.A ..... Popeye the sailor became the FIRST cartoon character to have his statue erected when the residents of Crystal City, Texas, unveiled a monument in Popeye Park. Much of their local wealth comes from their main crop - spinach 

1958 ….. U.K ..... Britain's FIRST parking tickets were issued to motorists 

1986 ….. U.K ..... the world's FIRST test tube quins were born in London 

1994 ….. U.K ..... Maureen Coxon became the FIRST woman door-keeper at the House of Commons ..... and .…. GERMANY ..... Verena von Weymarn was appointed as the FIRST woman General in the German armed forces 

1996 ….. U.S.A ..... Nick Parks became the FIRST man to win 3 Oscars in one night in the animated section - Wallace and Gromit

2007 ..... Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams made history in Northern Ireland with their FIRST face-to-face meeting, where they agreed on the restoration of the Stormont assembly and the return of power sharing

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