1895 ..... U.S.A ..... George B Selden received the FIRST US patent for an automobile

1909 ..... U.K ..... Woolworth’s opened their FIRST 3d and 6d store in Church Street, Liverpool, following a visit by the American founder of the chain store, Frank Woolworth, to this country 

1912 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST British Censor of Films was appointed. He classified films either as “Universal” or “Not suitable for children” 

1915 ….. U.S.A ..... the FIRST catapult launching from a ship at sea was from the battleship North Carolina in Pensacola Bay

1927 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST automatic traffic lights in Britain began operating at Prince Square crossroads in Wolverhampton 

1946 ..... U.K ..... the National Bank of Scotland was the FIRST UK bank to introduce mobile banks

1950 ..... U.S.A ..... America evangelist Billy Grahams' Hour of Decision programme was FIRST broadcast on US television

1968 ..... U.S.A ..... Shirley Chisholm became the FIRST black woman to be elected to the House of Representatives in the U.S. In 1972 and 1976 she was on the Democratic National Committee and in 1972 ran for the Democratic nomination for President. She was an outspoken campaigner on the rights of women, racial minorities and improvements in employment and education and is also a member of the League of Women Voters and the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) 

1987 ..... U.S.A ..... Dawn Steel became the FIRST woman president of Columbia Pictures 

1996 ..... U.K ..... Bolton’s (England) FIRST Christian radio station Reach FM broadcast for 28 days

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