Despite his finish, Boit's tenacity impressed gold medallist Bjorn Daehlie -- who with his victory that day became the first man to win six gold medals at the Winter Olympics -- so-much-so that the Norwegian legend delayed the medal presentation ceremony so he could embrace Boit as he crossed the line.

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British actor Daniel Day-Lewis has made Oscars history as the first man to win three best actor awards.

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And on my first day in office, I will send a message to every man and woman in our armed forces: You will never be asked to fight a war without a plan to win the peace.

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British-Irish citizen Daniel Day-Lewis - who at the weekend became the first man to win the best actor Oscar three times - was fifth.

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Vatican City (CNN) -- A man of many firsts, Pope Francis will spend part of his first full day celebrating Mass with the cardinals who elected him.

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The Isle of Man's new chief constable has stated his commitment to neighbourhood policing on his first day in the job.

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Back in the day, games like Pong, Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong introduced the first generation of gamers to the magic of interactive entertainment.

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They will be rueing the fact that they played Quins on the day that Evans was making his first start since suffering a knee ligament injury on the opening day of the season - the fly-half producing a man-of-the-match display despite playing in the unaccustomed role of full-back.

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