Number 1.

Number 1.

First victim of an automobile accident

Although the car was steam powered and experimental, in 1869 Mary Ward of the UK became the first recorded car crash victim ever. But this car could only move several kilometers per hour.

First city

İn 3200 BC Uruk, located in Mesopatamia, is often considered 

the first city. It had nearly 50,000 inhabitants, a thick wall, and was a center of trade and commerce.

First controversial video game

The 1976 game Death Race involved running over as many gremlins as you could. It caused quite a bit of press coverage as people were afraid that it would lead to reckless driving.

First watch

The first officially produced wearable clock was the Nuremberg Egg. It was designed by Peter Hemlein of Germany in 1509.

First flashmob

The first flashmob confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records took place in New York City in a New York City shop in 2003.

First automatic weapon

In 1883 Sir Hiram Maxim created the Maxim gun. The world’s first machine gun would go on to revolutionize warfare and was used in both World Wars.

First action movie, fiction film, and American Western

The 1903 film The Great Train Robbery was 10 minutes long and had 14 scenes.

First skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building was erected in Chicago in 1884 and has been called the “Father of the Modern Skyscraper”. It was 10 stories high.

First official fan-made music video

The band Placebo was so impressed by Grégoire Pinard’s claymation video made to their song “English Summer Rain” that they decided to make it official.

First road map

Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar commissioned the first known road maps to be created, not surprisingly because the Romans were famous for the roads they built. It took nearly twenty years to complete the first map!