On December 21.1936 ; First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft. source
On December 21.1936 ; First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.
On December 22.1891 ; Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. source
On December 22.1891 ; Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
On December 23.1876 ; First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. source
On December 23.1876 ; First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
On December 23.1893 ; The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. source
On December 23.1893 ; The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
On December 23.1947 ; The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. source
On December 23.1947 ; The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
On December 23.2002 ; A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. source
On December 23.2002 ; A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.
On December 24.1969 ; The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of North Sea. source
On December 24.1969 ; The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of North Sea.
On December 25.1809 ; Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor. source
On December 25.1809 ; Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
On December 26.1811 ; A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. source
On December 26.1811 ; A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.
On December 26.1862 ; Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship. source
On December 26.1862 ; Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.
On December 26.1871 ; Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years. source
On December 26.1871 ; Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.
On December 26.1975 ; Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, went into service. source
On December 26.1975 ; Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, went into service.
On December 27.1911 ; "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. source
On December 27.1911 ; "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
On December 28.1902 ; The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden. source
On December 28.1902 ; The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
On December 28.1912 ; The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco. source
On December 28.1912 ; The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
On December 28.1944 ; Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey. source
On December 28.1944 ; Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
On December 29.1874 ; The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain. source
On December 29.1874 ; The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
On December 29.1916 ; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914–15). source
On December 29.1916 ; A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914–15).
On December 29.1939 ; First flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. source
On December 29.1939 ; First flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
On December 30.1919 ; Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student. source
On December 30.1919 ; Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student.
On December 30.1927 ; The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. source
On December 30.1927 ; The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
On December 30.1948 ; The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at Broadway's New Century Theatre in midtown Manhattan, New York, and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award. source
On December 30.1948 ; The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at Broadway's New Century Theatre in midtown Manhattan, New York, and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
On December 31.1878 ; Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879. source
On December 31.1878 ; Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.
On December 31.1907 ; The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan. source
On December 31.1907 ; The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
On December 31.1961 ; RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service. source
On December 31.1961 ; RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
In 1987, researchers were able to record for the first time an underwater birth as in the wild at the Toledo Zoo.
In the 2006–07 season, Christopher Wesson Bosh led the Raptors to their first NBA Playoffs berth in five years source
In the 2006–07 season, Christopher Wesson Bosh led the Raptors to their first NBA Playoffs berth in five years
Christopher Wesson Bosh won his first NBA title after Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1 in the 2012 NBA Finals. source
Christopher Wesson Bosh won his first NBA title after Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1 in the 2012 NBA Finals.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA Playoffs (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and only championship in 2011. source
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA Playoffs (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and only championship in 2011.
Dirk Nowitzki is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. source
Dirk Nowitzki is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records.