1992 1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213
1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years)
1954 Great Britain's 2 biggest steel factory nationalized
1924 1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal
1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
1919 1st nonstop Atlantic flight, Alcock and Brown, lands in Ireland
1916 Boys Scouts of America forms
1915 U.S. government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo
1908 World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam
1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed,
9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed
1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done
to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground
1876 Tsunami's after earthquake floods NE coast of Japan, kills 28,000
1860 1st White settlement in Idaho, Franklin
1857 San Francisco Water Works organized
1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident
1762 Austria uses 1st paper currency
1752 Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment
1664 New Jersey established
I believe that all great achievements and success in life, and all changes for the better, have one powerful characteristic in common: The First Step. Take the first step, and the journey has a way of taking care of itself.”
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