1936: Picture Page (UK), a variety and chat show, runs daily from day one, hosted by Joan Millar (Canada), who becomes the world’s first TV star.

1937: For the Children (UK) debuts at 3 p.m. on April 24 and runs until 1950 (with a break for World War II); episodes last 10 minutes.

The world´s earliest sighting of a UFO by a pilot occurred on 31 January 1916, when a British pilot near Rochford, Essex, reported seeing a row of lights, resembling the lighted windows on a train carriage, that rose up into the sky and disappeared.

The London Underground, London, UK, with its first section opening in 1863, is the first metro system in the world.

In the Premier League season of 2003/04, Arsenal FC were unbeaten in all 38 games, winning 26, drawing 12, losing none. In the process they scored 73 goals and conceded 26, failing to score on only four occasions. The North London team won the title with 90 points, finishing with a 2-1 victory over Leicester City at home on 15 May 2004. The only other side to finish an English top division season unbeaten were Preston North End’s “Invincibles” in 1888-89, who won 18 of Continue reading →

Keane released the first USB stick single, “Nothing in My Way” in 2006.

The first person to be convicted of a crime using DNA evidence is Robert Melias (UK), who was found guilty of rape and convicted by a British court on 13 November 1988. Soon after in the USA, Tommy Lee Andres of Florida,became the first American convicted based on DNA evidence.

The earliest use of infrared technology in battle was during World War II (1939-45). Electric sniperscopes were mounted on top of rifles and converted infrared light of enemy soldiers into visible light, enabling the shooter to fire accurately in darkness. Three hundred of these sniperscopes were shipped to the Pacific, but were used very little in battles against the Japanese. These sniperscopes had some disadvantages including cumbersome batteries and low range. The USA, UK and Germany were all involved in developing infrared technology for battle. Continue reading →

The first time that forensic gait analysis (the analysis of a person’s style of walking as a method of identification) has been admissible as evidence in criminal law occurred in the case of R- v – Saunders at The Old Bailey Central Criminal Court, London, UK on 12 July 2000. Consultant Podiatrist Haydn Kelly (UK) was able to identify jewellery thief John Saunders (UK) as the person attempting to rob a shop, from earlier police surveillance footage. Despite Saunders wearing two pairs of trousers, a Continue reading →

The British Royal Navy is the first service organization to use Sony PlayStations for military use. Marine engineering technicians have been provided with the PlayStations to enable them to use study packages produced by the Maritime Warfare School at HMS Collingwood, Fareham, UK. So far, the school has bought 230 consoles, in recognition of the arrival of a generation that no longer naturally studies from books.