For the first time ever, though, the workhorse of energy sustainability, the electric grid, was also tackled as a focal point.
He was his own fact checker, the first ever -- though in a pinch he was not above making things up.
George Butterworth's Fantasia for Orchestra received its first ever performance, though that was not the major discovery it promised to be.
Last week the capital, Tunis, was hit by its first ever car bomb, though no one was hurt.
Germany's current government announced in March this year that it would establish the first ever Heimat ministry, though appropriately for such a conceptually overloaded word, there has yet to be any announcement on what such a ministry would do.
The line marks J.Crew's first ever activewear line, though the two brands have enjoyed partnership on shoes for the past 11 years.
Hey, though: The first ever tweet fucking sucked.
This, though, is his first ever pantomime, a tricky mixed form that can defeat even the most seasoned scribe, and he rises to the challenge with a show that's a lovely, warm and very funny blend of traditional elements and quirky original twists.
The company made its first ever quarterly loss last year, though it was in good company - apart from Samsung and Apple, everyone is struggling to make money in this business.
This may be the first ever invasion undertaken by pedalo, though there is evidence that the Romans used a primitive version against Carthage in the second Punic war.
It's Gavin's first ever show in Brighton even though it's his hometown, as told us when we caught up with him recently..
