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1905 ..... the FIRST permanent waving machine was used on a woman’s hair by Charles Nessler. It took 7 hours and cost 10 guineas 

1908 ..... The Wind in the Willows was FIRST published ..... and ..... Griffith Brewer was the FIRST Englishman to fly as a passenger when he accompanied Wilbur Wright on two circuits of the airfield at Le Mans

1925 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST woman to win an open race was Miss Eileen Joel, daughter of the millionaire racehorse owner Solly Joel. As the sex of the riders was not specified in the rules for the Newmarket Town Plate, Miss Joel and 5 other women were able to enter despite objections by the male jockeys 

1929 …..  U.S.A ..... America's FIRST in-flight presentation of a movie was on a transcontinental Air Transport Inc aircraft 

1945 ..... Percy Spencer patented the FIRST microwave oven which was 5'6" high and weighed 53 stone

1955 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST Salford girl to gain international swimming honours when she represented England against Scotland was Margaret Knowles 

1957 ..... U.S.A ..... the FIRST officially sanctioned women's world boxing championship for the world bantamweight title took place in America between Barbara Buttrick and Phyllis Kruger. Barbara was the winner

1962 ..... U.K ..... Elizabeth Lane became the FIRST woman County Court judge

1973 ..... U.K ..... the London Broadcasting Company, the FIRST ever legal competition for BBC radio, went on the air and broke the 50 year radio monopoly of the BBC. The signature tune was followed by a two hour 'news-feature' programme presented by former BBC reporter David Jessel

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