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1900 ….. U.K ..... the SS Ivernia 1 docked at Liverpool and on board were the FIRST Japanese theatre troupe ever to travel to the West. The leader of the troupe was called Otojiro Kawakami and with his wife Sadayakko travelled first class, whilst the rest travelled in steerage. The actors were all men as for 250 years women had been banned from performing on the public stage in Japan
1912 ..... FIRST take-off from a ship under way anywhere in the world was by Lt Samson from HMS Hibernia
1926 ….. U.K ..... the FIRST issue of the British Gazette was published with Winston Churchill as editor. Its aim was to provide daily news in the absence of the ordinary newspapers
1927 ….. Nungessor & Coli became the FIRST two aviators to attempt an Atlantic crossing
1956 ..... U.K ..... John Osborne's FIRST play Look Back in Anger opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London's Sloane Square. It was the FIRST of its kind and was one of the defining moments in British theatre and culture
1986….. Alison Hargreaves became the FIRST climber to conquer a Himalayan peak by its toughest route when she reached the 11,500 foot summit of Kantega in 5 days without oxygen, porters or fixed camp
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