Today in History

Today in History – 24 May

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1976 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.)

1960 1 millionth Dutch telephone installed

1959 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

1954 1st rocket attains 150 mi (241 km) altitude, White Sands, NM

1954 German airline Lufthansa forms

1931 1st air-conditioned train installed-B&O Railroad

1930 1st woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson)

1899 1st auto repair shop opens (Boston)

1830 1st passenger rail service in U.S. (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland)

History created – 23 May

2009 First Centre Dedicated to Calligraphy Opens in Dubai

2009 Sharjah Goes for New Taxi Dispatch System

2009 Dana Gas makes a new gas discovery in the Nile Delta

2009 Former South Korean leader Roh Moo-hyun leaps to death over scandal

2009 German President Horst Koehler re-elected as German president

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Today in History – 23 May

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1981 NASA launches Intelsat V

1979 1st edition of “Wisden Cricket Monthly”

1953 Schools 1st use Cliff’s Notes

1903 1st automobile trip across U.S. from San Francisco to New York, ended April 1

1903 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin

1887 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC

History created – 22 May

2009 Gulf Students Outshine their Indian Peers in School Examinations

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Today in History – 22 May

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1992 India launches its Agni rocket

1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth

1961 1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle), opens

1947 1st U.S. ballistic missile fired

1943 1st jet fighter is tested

1891 1st motion picture shown to National Federation of Women’s Clubs

1843 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon

1819 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)

1803 1st public library opens (Connecticut)

1761 1st life insurance policy in U.S., issued in Philadelphia

1570 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published

History created – 21 May

2009 UAE Vision N-powered as Obama Okays Pact

2009 UAE’s Maiden Satellite on Course for 2010 Launch

2009 UAE’s Maiden Satellite on Course for 2010 Launch

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Today in History – 21 May

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1964 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay)

1955 1st transcontinental round-trip solo flight-sunrise to sunset

1941 1st U.S. ship sunk by a U-boat (SS Robin Moore)

1932 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart, lands

1925 Canadians allow to sell beer

1908 1st horror movie (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) premieres in Chicago

1846 1st steamship arrives in Hawaii

1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in U.S. introduced in New York City

History created 20 May 2009

2009 Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel

2009 Nominations for UAE Appreciation Award for Science, Arts and Literature Begin

2009 UAE’s Pull-out Could Cripple GCC Monetary Union

2009 ‘Safety in the Heat’ Plan Launched

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Today in History – 20 May

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1992 India launches its 1st satellite independently

1979 1st western pop star to tour U.S.S.R.-Elton John

1948 1st use of Israeli Air Force and 1st war victory, defeating Syrian army

1942 U.S. Navy 1st permitted black recruits to serve

1939 Pan Am begins transatlantic passenger and air mail service

1939 1st regular transatlantic airmail (New York to Marsseille France)

1918 1st electrically propelled warship (New Mexico)

1900 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months)

1895 1st commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, New York City)

1875 International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty

1845 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii

History created – 19 May

2009 Dubai RTA launches e-Bus cards

2009 UAE Advisory Body Approves Deposit Guarantee Law

2009 New Palestinian government sworn in

2009 India Test-fires N-capable Agni II Missile

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Today in History – 19 May

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1995 World’s youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai

1900 World’s longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Italy and Switzerland, opens

1896 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands

1885 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts)

1848 1st department store opens

1802 French Order of Legion d’Honneur forms

1662 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect

History created – 18 May

2009 Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran killed by Army

2009 Sharjah Municipality launches parking call service

2009 flydubai, UAE’s second low-cost carrier unveiled its first Boeing 737-800

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Today in History – 18 May

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1978 Italy legalizes abortion

1951 U.N. moves headquarters to New York City

1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal

1642 Montreal Canada founded

History created – 17 May

2009 Oman Scientists Develop Technique to Detect Oil Spill

2009 Women won four seats in Kuwait’s parliament

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Today in History – 17 May

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1993 Intel’s new Pentium processor is unveiled

1960 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park, California

1939 1st sports telecast-Columbia vs Princeton-college baseball

1920 1st De Havilland double-decker flight (London) lands in Schiphol

1920 1st flight by Dutch airlines KLM (Koninklijke-Luchtvaart-Maatschappij)

1620 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)

History created – 16 May
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2009 Congress led UPA sweep election results in India

2009 US astronauts equip Hubble on third spacewalk

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Today in History – 16 May

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1975 India annexes Principality of Sikkim

1938 1st animal breeding society forms in New Jersey

1936 1st British air hostess (Daphne Kearley) flight to France

1903 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at San Francisco (George Wymann)

1881 World’s 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)

1874 1st recorded dam disaster in U.S. (Williamsburg Mass)

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Today in History – 15 May

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1980 1st trans-U.S. balloon crossing

1941 1st British turbojet flies

1940 1st nylon stockings sold in U.S.

1940 1st successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300

1918 1st airmail postal service (New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.)

1918 1st regular airmail service (between New York and Washington) inaugurated

1672 1st copyright law enacted by Massachusetts

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