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List of first African-American U.S. state legislators; List of first ascents of mountain summits; List of first black players for European national football teams; List of first horror films by country; List of First Lady of Colombia firsts; List of First Lady of the United States firsts; List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the ...
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland (2009–2013): As prime minister, she was the world's first openly lesbian world leader, first female world leader to wed a same-sex partner while in office. Elizabeth II, United Kingdom (1952–2022): In 2015, she became the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history.
What "famous firsts ... Women's history is much more than chronicling a string of "firsts." ... Below is a look back at a few memorable "firsts" accomplished by some of the world's most iconic and ...
Lucy Giovinco was the first female in America to win the AMF Bowling World Cup. [178] Women first began to attend the U.S. service academies. [179] Shirley Muldowney was the first woman to win a NHRA national event. [170] Emily Howell Warner was the first woman to become an American airline captain. [180] [181] 1977
The Guinness Book of World Records dubbed Beyonce “the First Lady of Music” in 2024 due to her unparalleled legacy of besting most female artists of her time . Her work and music promote ...
First use of 'integrated CGI' where the effects are supposed to represent real world objects. [100] The Sensorium is regarded the world's first 4D film. [102] Invasion of the Body Snatchers becomes the first film to receive a home video release in its original aspect ratio, when The Criterion Collection releases it as Laserdisc Spine #008.
First aerial circumnavigation: Pilots Lowell H. Smith, Erik H. Nelson and John Harding Jr., in a pair of Douglas World Cruisers of the United States Army Air Service completed an aerial east–west circumnavigation of the world starting and ending in Seattle Washington, between April 6 and September 28, 1924.
First African-American appointed Surgeon General of the United States: Joycelyn Elders; First African American to serve as home plate umpire for World Series game: Charlie Williams for Game 4 of the 1993 World Series; Charley Pride First African American to be inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry: Charley Pride [285]