2005 Spain becomes the 3rd country to permit same-sex marriage
1992 1st pay bathrooms in U.S. open: 25 cents, New York City
1984 Last sixpence minted in Great Britain (in use since 1551)
1973 Biggest U.S. tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton)
1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse
1972 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
1953 1st Corvette manufactured
1930 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY
1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa
1894 London Tower Bridge opens
1893 Excelsior diamond (blue-white 995 carats) discovered
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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