1640-Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
1641-Massachusetts becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1822-Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
1835-Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales
1878-1st White House telephone installed
1887-Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet"
1887-Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
1891-James Naismith creates the game of basketball
1903-"The Great Train Robbery", the 1st Western film, released
1906-Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens in Paris
1913-1st drive-up gasoline station opens in Pittsburgh
1929-Game of BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe
1930-Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross the continent
1933-Rudolf Hess & Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government
1935-Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp
1935-Woody Allen [Allen Stuart Konigsberg] is born in Brooklyn, NY
1959-12 nations sign a treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1959-The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
1971-John & Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
1973-Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2 million in a year
1986-Musee d'orsay opens in Paris
1991-Ukranian people vote for independence
1994-Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere announce they are separating
1997-Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
1641-Massachusetts becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
1822-Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
1835-Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales
1878-1st White House telephone installed
1887-Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet"
1887-Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
1891-James Naismith creates the game of basketball
1903-"The Great Train Robbery", the 1st Western film, released
1906-Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens in Paris
1913-1st drive-up gasoline station opens in Pittsburgh
1929-Game of BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe
1930-Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross the continent
1933-Rudolf Hess & Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government
1935-Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp
1935-Woody Allen [Allen Stuart Konigsberg] is born in Brooklyn, NY
1959-12 nations sign a treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
1959-The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
1971-John & Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
1973-Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2 million in a year
1986-Musee d'orsay opens in Paris
1991-Ukranian people vote for independence
1994-Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere announce they are separating
1997-Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
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