On November 19.1967 ;The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong. source
On November 19.1967 ;The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
On November 21.1783 ; In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight. source
On November 21.1783 ; In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
On November 21.1961 ; The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States source
On November 21.1961 ; The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States
On November 25.1826 ; The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy. source
On November 25.1826 ; The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.
On November 25.1940 ; World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder. source
On November 25.1940 ; World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
On November 26.1825 ; At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity. source
On November 26.1825 ; At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
On November 26.1922 ; The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) source
On November 26.1922 ; The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
On November 26.1965 ; In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board. source
On November 26.1965 ; In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board.
On November 26.1998 ; Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. source
On November 26.1998 ; Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. source
On November 27.1703 ; The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
On November 28.1814 ; The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. source
On November 28.1814 ; The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. source
On November 28.1967 ; The first pulsar known as PSR B1919+21 in the constellation of Vulpecula was discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly. source
On November 28.1997 ; Kosovo Liberation Army emerged for the first time publicly.
On November 29.1890 ; The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. source
On November 29.1890 ; The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
On November 29.1929 ; U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. source
On November 29.1929 ; U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
On November 29.1972 ; Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game. source
On November 29.1972 ; Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
On November 30.1786 ; The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day). source
On November 30.1786 ; The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).
On November 30.1829 ; First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking. source
On November 30.1829 ; First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
On November 30.1872 ; The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England. source
On November 30.1872 ; The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
On November 30.1886 ; The Folies Bergère stages its first revue. source
On November 30.1886 ; The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
On November 30.1934 ; The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. source
On November 30.1934 ; The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.
On November 30.2012 ; An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. source
On November 30.2012 ; An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.
On December 1.1865 ; Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina. source
On December 1.1865 ; Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
On December 1.1919 ; Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.) source
On December 1.1919 ; Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)
On December 2.1942 ; World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. source
On December 2.1942 ; World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
On December 2.1988 ; Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state. source
On December 2.1988 ; Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
On December 3.1834 ; The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany. source
On December 3.1834 ; The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
On December 3.1910 ; Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. source
On December 3.1910 ; Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
On December 3.1973 ; Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. source
On December 3.1973 ; Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
On December 3.2005 ; XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California. source
On December 3.2005 ; XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.