It was the first time a presidential election was held on the same day in all parts of the country.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

After 7 years of preparations, the Summer Olympic Games were held in China for the first time.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

It is the first time that the world's biggest sports event will be held in Africa.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

The election was held to replace long-time president Omar Bongo, who died in June after 42 years in power.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

At the same time, opposition Republicans in Washington held their own forum on jobs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

It was the first time the world's largest AIDS gathering was held in a developing country and it changed the way future conferences would be held.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development was held in Cairo, and for the first time, the conference report linked unsafe abortions directly to maternal death.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Restrepo,who has family ties to Colombia, also answered questions in Spanish from regional reporters, marking the first time in recent memory that a dual language press briefing was held at the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13