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1789 .....  U.S.A ..... the harvest of 1623 was FIRST celebrated nationally in America. The day of the week was Thursday and so Thanksgiving Day has since been celebrated annually on the last Thursday in November 

1867 ..... U.K ..... Lily Maxwell became the FIRST woman to vote in a parliamentary election

1922 ..... EGYPT ..... two British archaeologists became the FIRST humans for over 3,000 years to gaze on the tomb of the Pharoah Tutankamen after a search of over 30 years in the Valley of The Kings. A flight of 16 steps led to a door marked with the Pharoah’s seal and Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon made a hole in the door and with the help of a candle saw many wonderful things. Gold statues, ivory, jewels, a golden throne studded with gems and many other treasures which had lain undisturbed since 1337 BC ..... and ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST feature film in subtractive Technicolor was The Toll of the Sea starring Anna May Wong and was premiered at the Rialto Theater in New York on this day 

1942 ..... U.S.A ..... the film Casablanca was FIRST shown. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid it won 3 Academy Awards including Best picture. In 1992 it was shown at New York’s Museum of Modern Art before an audience of stars which included Dan Seymour who played the doorman at “Rick’s Cafe American” 

1955 ..... U.K ..... Salford Rugby League Club appeared on television for the FIRST time when part of their game against New Zealand was shown 

1962 ..... U.K .....  the FIRST major consignment of artificial wigs went on sale. They cost 24s lld each compared to a price of 150 gns for a wig of real hair and a report at the time said “ Every woman can now afford to keep a range of ready-made personalities “ 

1966 ..... FRANCE ..... the world's FIRST major tidal power station was opened in St. Malo in France

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