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The First Industrial Revolution, c. 1760 - 1840

The First Industrial Revolution refers to the profound economic and technological transformation that reshaped parts of Europe and North America between c. 1760 and 1840, first and most intensively in Britain under monarchs such as George...

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The First Telegraph Machine

The first telegraph machine, invented in 1837 by William Fothergill Cook (1806-79) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875). The machine had only 20 letters, indicated in the message sent by the slight movement of two needles (from the machine’s...

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First Class Dining Room of the Lusitania

A photograph of the First Class (Saloon) dining room of the Cunard liner RMS Lusitania. The ship sailed on its maiden voyage in September 1907 and crossed the Atlantic over 200 times. The liner was infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7...

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Representatives of the First Iranian Parliament

Representatives of the first Iranian Majlis (parliament) in front of the military academy, which served as the first parliament building, Tehran, 1906. National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, World Digital Library.

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First Page of the Gospel of John from Tyndale's New Testament

The first page of the Gospel of John from the New Testament of William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536), published in 1526, the first English translation of the New Testament from the original languages.

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First Court, Magdalene College, Cambridge

The First Court of Magdalene College, part of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1542 CE. The court and chapel were first laid out in the 16th century CE and then added to and altered over subsequent centuries.

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The First Telegraph Cable

A section of the first electrical telegraph cable, used for a machine invented by William Fothergill Cook and Charles Wheatstone in London in 1837. Made of copper and wood, the cable was first used underground before it was decided to suspend...

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Opening Ceremony of the First Ottoman Parliament

Opening ceremony of the First Ottoman Parliament at the Dolmabahçe Palace in 1876 CE. The First Constitutional Era lasted for only two years until 1878 CE. The Ottoman Constitution and Parliament were restored 30 years later with the Young...

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First Issue of Pravda

The first page of the first issue of the Russian political newspaper Pravda (May, 1912). Edited by socialists, the newspaper became the official mouthpiece of the Russian Bolshevik/Communist Party.

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First Issue of Iskra

The first page of the first issue of the Russian political newspaper Iskra. December 1900. Edited by socialists, the newspaper became the official mouthpiece of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP).