Sentence examples for a historic first from inspiring English sources

That is a historic first.

With this generation of players flourishing, Farías hopes for a historic first in qualifying.

By 2018, 65-year-olds, for example, will outnumber those under 5 — a historic first.

It looked less like a historic first than a rerun, an archival clip.

It is a historic first, but the moment is full of awkwardness.

The Human Rights Campaign in Asia called it "a historic first for a nation in Asia".

"I will be a historic first, the first Chinese French president's wife.

Despite the caveats, the agreement was broadly welcomed as a historic first step towards a decarbonised economy.

Even a historic first World Cup win won't prevent the debate from being one of the toughest yet for Mr Zapatero.

A country legalizing same-sex marriage at the polls, rather than through the national legislature or the courts, would be a historic first.

A country legalizing gay marriage at the polls, rather than through the national legislature or the courts, would be a historic first.