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[edit]- The first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
- That the first MTV video played was 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles
- In 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names
- The first sailing boats were built in Egypt
- Hilton was the first international hotel chain
- New York was the first capital of the United States
- The first English dictionary was written in 1755
- The first city to reach 1 million was London
- Plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
- The term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
- The first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)
- The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess
- The first rugby club was formed in 1843