- The first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph).
- The first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.
- The Olympic flag was designed in 1913.
- The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess.
- The supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- Typewriter was invented in 1829.
- Wristwatch was invented in 1904.
- The first man made object sent into space was in 1957 when the Russian satellite named Sputnik was launched.
- The World War - I started in the year 1914 AD and lasted until 1919 AD. World War - II took place from 1939 AD to 1945 AD.
- Neil Armstrong is the first astronaut to step on the Moon. His team reached the Moon in the year 1969 AD in a rocket named 'Appolo-II'.
- The first president of America is George Washington who began his office in 1788 AD.
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