♥ FIRST IN THE WORLD ♥ ************************ Significance & Achiever : --------------------------- (1) Asian city to host Olympics - Tokyo, Japan, 1964 (2) Athlete disqualified at the Olympics for drug use - Hans-Gunnar Lijenwall, Mexico Olympics, 1968 (3) Blind person to conquer Everest - Erik Weihenmayer,USA,2001 (4) Cricket Club - Cricket club founded in Hambledon, England (5) Country to Print Books - China (6) Country to issue paper currency - China (7) Country to start Civil Service Competition - China (8) Country to make education compulsory - Prussia (9) Country to win World Cup football - Uruguay (10) Country to make a constitution - USA (11) Country to Organize NAM Summit - Belgrade (12) Country to send human to Moon -USA (13) Country to launch satellite into space - Russia (14) Country to host modern Olympics - Greece (15) Country to launch Radio Telescope Satellite in space - Japan (16) European to visit China - Marco Polo (17) Man to climb Mt Everest - Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary, 1953 (18) Man to reach North Pole - Robert Peary (19) Man to reach South Pole - Ronald Amundsen (20) Man to Fly an aeroplane - Wright Brothers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- share ☺ ♥ pesfect GK
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