First Airplane

 The Wright brothers  (Orville & Wilbur )were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who were credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Enacted

 

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was Enacted by Parliament of India on 9 December 1881. Act come into force on the first day of March, 1882. Its an Act to define and Law relating to negotiable instruments which are Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and cheques.

First train service in Kerala

Train service began in Travancore on November 26,1904,with the completion of the Chengotta -Punalur meter gauge line. Rail transport begin in Kerala between Beeper and Tirur line (30.6km) on March 12,1861. Train was built by Madras Railway Company.

Alan Bartlett Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard was born on November 18, 1923. he was an American naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, NASA astronaut, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. He died on July 21, 1998.

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International Mother Language Day First Announced

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It has observed every year since 2000 February. It was first announced on 17 November 1999 by UNESCO.

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria was the first female president of her country Chile. She was born September 29, 1951. She is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010.

First black mayor of Baltimore

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Clarence H. Du Burns was born on 13 September 1918, he was a self-made politician who rose through grass-roots involvement in his native East Baltimore to become the city's first African-American mayor. He died on January 12, 2002.

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Pauline Marois becomes the first female premier of Quebec

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On September 4, 2012, Pauline Marois, the 30th and current Premier of Quebec and leader of the Parti Quebecoisled her party to victory in the Quebec general election, thus becoming the first female premier in the province's history. Marois is representing the riding of Charlevoix–Cote-de-Beaupre in the National Assembly of Quebec.

First satellite that North Korea attempted to launch

Kwangmyongsong-1 or Gwangmyeongseong-1 was a satellite allegedly launched by North Korea on 31 August 1998. It was the first satellite to be launched as part of the Kwangmyongsong program, and the first satellite that North Korea attempted to launch.

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Space Shuttle Discovery first flight

Space Shuttle Discovery is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle Programs of  NASA. Its first flight is on August 30, 1984– September 5, 1984(STS-41-D ), until its final landing during STS-133on March 9, 2011. Discovery has flown more than any other spacecraft having completed 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service.

First black woman to win Wimbledon

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first African-American athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis. She was born on August 25, 1927. In 1956 she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title. She died on September 28, 2003. 

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First ascent of the Eiger

The Eiger is a 3,970 metres  mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Monch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m. The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington, who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858.

Speed Post started In India

Speed Post was started by Department of Posts (India) in August 1, 1986 for providing time-bound and express delivery of letters, documents and parcels across the nation and around the world.

Justice M. Fathima Beevi

Justice M. Fathima Beevi was the first female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. She is the first woman judge of a Supreme Court of a nation in India and Asia. She was born on April 30, 1927. 

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