1881 ….. U.K ..... "Tit-Bits from All the Most Interesting Books, Periodicals and Newspapers of the World" was FIRST published by George Newnes, founder of periodical publishing. Three months later Tit-Bits had a circulation of 900,000 copies in London. In 1888 he published Strand Magazine, where Sherlock Holmes flourished, the Westminster Gazette in 1892 and Country Life in 1897

1901 ..... U.K ..... Florence White became the FIRST woman publisher when she published Smallpox: Its Prevention, Treatment and History on this day 

1905 ..... U.K ..... aspirin went on sale in Britain for the FIRST time. It was developed by Bayer, a German company and was FIRST used there in 1899 

1917 ..... U.K ..... when Miss Lily Redding married and became Mrs Lily Waldern she became the FIRST woman teacher to be allowed to continue in service in Plymouth (Devon) during WW1 

1925 ..... U.K ..... John Logie Baird transmitted the FIRST moving image on a tv screen from an attic in Frith Street, London W1 and so the FIRST person to appear on a television screen was a 15 year old office boy, William Taynton, who received a payment of 2/6d from Baird 

1945 ….. U.K ..... Just William, the hugely popular series based on Richmal Crompton's 'William' books FIRST began. John Clark was the FIRST "Will-yum" answering with "All right, mother, I'm coming" 

1989 ..... Carol Frost became the FIRST woman councillor and alderman of Alice Springs, Australia 

1996 ..... U.K ..... John Taylor became the FIRST black Conservative Peer in the House of Lords and at the age of 43 the youngest