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xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2007, 02:17 PM

Florence Chadwick 1951 --- 1st woman to have swum across the English Channel in each direction.

George (Christine) Jorgenson 1952 --- recipient of the world's 1st sex-change operation. Danish artist Einar Wegener underwent a sex change operation in Berlin March 5, 1930. He assumed the identity of Lili Elbe, and had ovaries implanted. It is speculated that Wegener was actually a hermaphrodite, and the credit for first sex change usually is given to Christine.

Patricia McCormick 1952 --- 1st professional woman bullfighter. She got herself two bulls in the contest held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Jacqueline Cochrane 1953 --- 1st woman to fly faster than speed of sound. (She piloted an F-86 Sabrejet over California at an average speed of 652.337 miles-per-hour.)

Elizabeth II 1953 --- 1st monarch to have a televised coronation.

Sir Edmund Hillary 1953 --- 1st recorded climb of Mt. Everest.

Sir Roger Bannister 1954 --- 1st person recorded to run a mile race in under four minutes. He broke the four minute barrier at Imey Road, Oxford on the 6 May. His time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.

Laika, the dog 1957 --- 1st living creature to orbit the earth. Aboard the Soviet satellite, Sputnik 2.

Julia Child 1958 --- 1st woman designated a full-fledged "Chef."

Sirimavo Bandaraneike 1960 --- 1st woman to be elected the head of state. She became the president of Sri Lanka. (Following her were Indira Gandhi of India in 1966 and Golda Meir of Israel in 1969.)

Antonio Abertondo 1961 --- 1st person to swim the English Channel non-stop in both directions.

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin 1961 --- 1st human in space, 1st human to orbit Earth.

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova - Russian cosmonaut 1963 --- 1st woman in space.

Golda Meir 1964 --- 1st Jewish female prime minister, and 1st female prime minister of Israel.

Jerrie Mock 1964 --- 1st around-the-world solo flight by a woman.

Peter Sellers 1964 --- 1st male to appear on the cover of "Playboy" magazine.

Alexei Arkhovich Leonov 1965 --- 1st human to walk in space.

Amber Dean Smith 1965---1st ever nude centrefold girl when in 1965 at the age of 19 years she was crowned 'Pet Of The Year' by Penthouse magazine.

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi 1966 --- 1st woman prime minister of India.

Christiaan Barnard - heart surgeon 1967 --- performed the 1st human heart transplant.

Louis Washkansky 1967 --- 1st human heart transplant recipient. He lived 18 days with the new heart.

Ruth Eisemann-Schier 1968 --- 1st woman placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List (for kidnaping, extortion, and other crimes.)

Neil Armstrong 1969 --- 1st man to walk on the moon.

Barbara Jo Rubin 1969 --- 1st woman jockey to win a race in North America. She was riding Cohesian, at Charlestown Race Course in West Virginia.

Elizabeth P. Hoisington 1970 --- 1st female general in the US armed forces. She was appointed to the post of director of the Women's Army Corps.

Fran Phillips 1971 --- 1st woman to set foot on the North Pole, on April 5th.

Mark Spitz - US swimmer 1972 --- 1st athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals.

Junko Tabei 1975 --- 1st woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

Louise Brown 1978 --- 1st test tube baby. (Lancastershire, England)

John Paul the Second (Karol Wojtyla) 1978 --- 1st Pole to become pope. 1998 --- 1st pope to visit Cuba. (Jan. 21-25)

Diana Nyad 1979 --- 1st person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida.

Margaret Thatcher 1979 --- Britain's 1st female prime minister.

Sandra Day O'Connor 1981 -- 1st female US Supreme Court justice.

Barney Clark 1982 -- 1st recipient of a permanent artificial heart, on Dec. 2. He lived until March 23, 1983.

Bruce Springsteen 1983 --- 1st US music CD artist - "Born in the USA" released March 1983

Joan Benoit 1984 --- winner of the 1st women's Olympic marathon at the Summer Games, held in Los Angeles.

Libby Riddles 1985 --- 1st woman to win the Iditarod, Alaska's 1,135-mile Anchorage-to-Nome dog sled race. She completed the course in 18 days, twenty minutes and seventeen seconds.

Wilma Mankiller 1985 --- 1st woman to lead a major American Indian tribe. She was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Corazon Aquino 1986 --- 1st woman President of the Philippines. She was later the 1st Philippine president not to seek a second term.

Mary Lund 1986 --- 1st female recipient of an artificial heart.

Kofi Annan 1987 --- 1st black Secretary General of the United Nations.

Kurt Browning 1988 --- 1st figure skater to land a quadruple jump in competition.

Justin Fashanu 1988 --- a top soccer player in Britain, reveals that he is gay. He is the 1st athlete in a team sport to come out during his athletic career.

Aileen Wuornos 1992 --- 1st female serial killer in America. In 1992 she was charged with the shooting of five middle-aged men she met on highways by hitch hiking. She confessed to shooting seven men in self-defence and was eventually executed on 9th October 2002. Lethal Intent, the Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos story

Akebono (Chadwick Haheo Rowan) 1993 --- 1st non-Japanese yokozuna (sumo wrestler.)

Kim Campbell 1993 --- 1st female Prime Minister of Canada.

Barbara Harmer 1993 --- 1st woman to pilot the Concorde (March 25th.)

Dolly, the lamb 1996 --- 1st cloned mammal.

McCaughey septuplets, Kenneth Robert, Alexis May, Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann, Nathan Roy, Brandon James, and Joel Steven
1997 --- 1st surviving set of septuplets. Conceived as the result of fertility drugs, they were born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 19, 1997.

Craig Breedlove 1998 --- 1st person to break the sound barrier in a car, at Lake Bonneville, UT, with a trap speed of over 760 MPH.

Elizabeth Ann Oliver 1998 --- 1st woman to have her baby's birth broadcast live over the Internet. (June 16)

Abdurrahman Wahid 1999 --- 1st elected president of Indonesia (on October 20, 1999).

Vonetta Flowers 2002 --- 1st black female US athlete to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympics. She wins in the women's bobsleigh event on February 19th.

Steve Fossett 2002 --- 1st balloonist to fly solo around the world when he landed in Australia on 4th July 2002.

Anousheh Ansari 2006 --- 1st female "space tourist," on September 18, 2006, she paid $20 million to ride on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 capsule. also: 1st Iranian in space and 1st Muslim woman in space.

.....to name a few.

01-30-2007, 02:17 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Florence Chadwick 1951 --- 1st woman to have swum across the English Channel in each direction. George (Christine) Jorgenson 1952 --- recipient of the world's 1st sex-change operation. Danish artist Einar Wegener underwent a sex change operation in Berlin March 5, 1930. He assumed the identity of Lili Elbe, and had ovaries implanted. It is speculated that Wegener was actually a hermaphrodite, and the credit for first sex change usually is given to Christine. Patricia McCormick 1952 --- 1st professional woman bullfighter. She got herself two bulls in the contest held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Jacqueline Cochrane 1953 --- 1st woman to fly faster than speed of sound. (She piloted an F-86 Sabrejet over California at an average speed of 652.337 miles-per-hour.) Elizabeth II 1953 --- 1st monarch to have a televised coronation. Sir Edmund Hillary 1953 --- 1st recorded climb of Mt. Everest. Sir Roger Bannister 1954 --- 1st person recorded to run a mile race in under four minutes. He broke the four minute barrier at Imey Road, Oxford on the 6 May. His time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. Laika, the dog 1957 --- 1st living creature to orbit the earth. Aboard the Soviet satellite, Sputnik 2. Julia Child 1958 --- 1st woman designated a full-fledged "Chef." Sirimavo Bandaraneike 1960 --- 1st woman to be elected the head of state. She became the president of Sri Lanka. (Following her were Indira Gandhi of India in 1966 and Golda Meir of Israel in 1969.) Antonio Abertondo 1961 --- 1st person to swim the English Channel non-stop in both directions. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin 1961 --- 1st human in space, 1st human to orbit Earth. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova - Russian cosmonaut 1963 --- 1st woman in space. Golda Meir 1964 --- 1st Jewish female prime minister, and 1st female prime minister of Israel. Jerrie Mock 1964 --- 1st around-the-world solo flight by a woman. Peter Sellers 1964 --- 1st male to appear on the cover of "Playboy" magazine. Alexei Arkhovich Leonov 1965 --- 1st human to walk in space. Amber Dean Smith 1965---1st ever nude centrefold girl when in 1965 at the age of 19 years she was crowned 'Pet Of The Year' by Penthouse magazine. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi 1966 --- 1st woman prime minister of India. Christiaan Barnard - heart surgeon 1967 --- performed the 1st human heart transplant. Louis Washkansky 1967 --- 1st human heart transplant recipient. He lived 18 days with the new heart. Ruth Eisemann-Schier 1968 --- 1st woman placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List (for kidnaping, extortion, and other crimes.) Neil Armstrong 1969 --- 1st man to walk on the moon. Barbara Jo Rubin 1969 --- 1st woman jockey to win a race in North America. She was riding Cohesian, at Charlestown Race Course in West Virginia. Elizabeth P. Hoisington 1970 --- 1st female general in the US armed forces. She was appointed to the post of director of the Women's Army Corps. Fran Phillips 1971 --- 1st woman to set foot on the North Pole, on April 5th. Mark Spitz - US swimmer 1972 --- 1st athlete to win 7 Olympic gold medals. Junko Tabei 1975 --- 1st woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Louise Brown 1978 --- 1st test tube baby. (Lancastershire, England) John Paul the Second (Karol Wojtyla) 1978 --- 1st Pole to become pope. 1998 --- 1st pope to visit Cuba. (Jan. 21-25) Diana Nyad 1979 --- 1st person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida. Margaret Thatcher 1979 --- Britain's 1st female prime minister. Sandra Day O'Connor 1981 -- 1st female US Supreme Court justice. Barney Clark 1982 -- 1st recipient of a permanent artificial heart, on Dec. 2. He lived until March 23, 1983. Bruce Springsteen 1983 --- 1st US music CD artist - "Born in the USA" released March 1983 Joan Benoit 1984 --- winner of the 1st women's Olympic marathon at the Summer Games, held in Los Angeles. Libby Riddles 1985 --- 1st woman to win the Iditarod, Alaska's 1,135-mile Anchorage-to-Nome dog sled race. She completed the course in 18 days, twenty minutes and seventeen seconds. Wilma Mankiller 1985 --- 1st woman to lead a major American Indian tribe. She was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Corazon Aquino 1986 --- 1st woman President of the Philippines. She was later the 1st Philippine president not to seek a second term. Mary Lund 1986 --- 1st female recipient of an artificial heart. Kofi Annan 1987 --- 1st black Secretary General of the United Nations. Kurt Browning 1988 --- 1st figure skater to land a quadruple jump in competition. Justin Fashanu 1988 --- a top soccer player in Britain, reveals that he is gay. He is the 1st athlete in a team sport to come out during his athletic career. Aileen Wuornos 1992 --- 1st female serial killer in America. In 1992 she was charged with the shooting of five middle-aged men she met on highways by hitch hiking. She confessed to shooting seven men in self-defence and was eventually executed on 9th October 2002. Lethal Intent, the Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos story Akebono (Chadwick Haheo Rowan) 1993 --- 1st non-Japanese yokozuna (sumo wrestler.) Kim Campbell 1993 --- 1st female Prime Minister of Canada. Barbara Harmer 1993 --- 1st woman to pilot the Concorde (March 25th.) Dolly, the lamb 1996 --- 1st cloned mammal. McCaughey septuplets, Kenneth Robert, Alexis May, Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann, Nathan Roy, Brandon James, and Joel Steven 1997 --- 1st surviving set of septuplets. Conceived as the result of fertility drugs, they were born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 19, 1997. Craig Breedlove 1998 --- 1st person to break the sound barrier in a car, at Lake Bonneville, UT, with a trap speed of over 760 MPH. Elizabeth Ann Oliver 1998 --- 1st woman to have her baby's birth broadcast live over the Internet. (June 16) Abdurrahman Wahid 1999 --- 1st elected president of Indonesia (on October 20, 1999). Vonetta Flowers 2002 --- 1st black female US athlete to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympics. She wins in the women's bobsleigh event on February 19th. Steve Fossett 2002 --- 1st balloonist to fly solo around the world when he landed in Australia on 4th July 2002. Anousheh Ansari 2006 --- 1st female "space tourist," on September 18, 2006, she paid $20 million to ride on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 capsule. also: 1st Iranian in space and 1st Muslim woman in space. .....to name a few. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.