Hell, I gave him the first decent job he ever had, six, seven -- how many years ago was it, Rob ''??

Next day a ship arrived with an English pilot, his leadsman, an English youth, and the first Hindu the Judsons and Newells had ever seen.

The first royalty whom Mama ever waited on in the White House was Queen Marie of Rumania, who came to a State dinner given in her honor on October 21, 1926.

But as he remarks in his preface to The Walnut Trees, `` a novel can hardly ever be rewritten '', and `` when this one appears in its final form, the form of the first part will no doubt be radically changed ''.

There's more reading and instruction to be heard on discs than ever before, although the spoken rather than the sung word is as old as Thomas Alva Edison's first experiment in recorded sound.

The ledger was full of most precise information: date of laying, length of incubation period, number of chick reaching the first week, second week, fifth week, weight of hen, size of rooster's wattles and so on, all scrawled out in a hand that looked more Chinese than English, the most jagged and sprawling Alex had ever seen.

It would be the first time I had ever been completely alone with a girl I loved.

The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.

She could always predict what Stanley was going to do, ever since she first met him.

Until late last Saturday afternoon Palmer had played seven consecutive rounds of golf at the Masters -- four last year and three this -- without ever being out of first place.

All belong to the collection being given to Wilmington over a period of years by Mrs. Sloan, who has cherished such revelatory items ever since she first studied with Sloan at the Art Students League, New York, in the 1920's.

Though that may be unfair since Ben Cooper, John's first son, came along early in 1938, the cutest baby you ever saw and a blessing that he looked all Cooper from fontanel to pink toes, nary a trace of Edythe.

Very few committees ever looked past the first few photos.

Journalist Noah Brooks reported, " No man ever before made such an impression on his first appeal to a New York audience.

* In 1896 Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo from Norway became the first people to ever row across the Atlantic Ocean.

" She first met Poirot in the story Cards on the Table and has been bothering him ever since.

* " The Tuesday Night Club " ( short story ) featured Miss Marple for the first time ever.

In his journal for November 6, 1860, he wrote: " At Town House, and cast my vote for Lincoln and the Republican candidates generally — the first vote I ever cast for a President and State officers.

* 1888 – An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's " The Lost Chord ", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.

* 1958 – Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it.

In 2004, Pope John Paul II's efforts to unite Europe were honoured with an ‘ Extraordinary Charlemagne Medal ’, which was awarded for the first time ever.

Klaus Quirini as DJ Heinrich was the first DJ ever.

* 1796 – The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.

NDTV organised India's first 24-hour live telethon — a fund-raising event that brings in people to donate money to support TERI's initiative — Lighting a Billion Lives which aims at providing solar power to villages without electricity.

Comic Relief ( February 5, 1988 ) – Not technically an episode of The New Statesman, this was the first annual Red Nose Day telethon held by the Comic Relief charity.

Its first regularly scheduled program following the telethon was The Hollywood Squares at 5: 30PM.

In 1980, the BBC held its first telethon, a single programme lasting a whole evening, devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom.

It was the first time all three television networks produced a telethon as a unit.

Kennedy's first television appearance was in March 1957, representing 3UZ on a GTV-9 Red Cross telethon.

Another source claims that contrary to belief, the 1976 MDA telethon was not the first reconciliation of the legendary comedy team.

At the 2001 Radio Music Awards, Carey made her second public appearance following her breakdown, the first being a performance of " Hero " at the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon on September 21, 2001.

The station's first broadcast of the telethon aired on September 4, 2011, from 5 p. m. to midnight, which was also the first year of the telethon in its shorter six-hour format.

Her appearance on the telethon was her first public appearance since her publicized breakdown and hospitalization, prior to the release of Glitter.

The title track for this album was chosen by the BBC as the first Children in Need telethon anthem.

The first year of the NDTV campaign culminated in a 12-hour telethon.

In 2002, John re-recorded the song as a duet with opera singer Alessandro Safina for the first Sport Relief charity telethon, and it reached number four in the UK.

The first telethon was telecast from the Memorial Auditorium, and featured actor Pat O ' Brien as the celebrity guest.

Contributions on the first telethon totaled more than $ 156, 000.

It is second in longevity only to a local telethon in Green Bay, Wisconsin on WBAY-TV that benefits those with cerebral palsy ; that telethon was first produced in March 1954, seven months before the first Crusade for Children.

James was the first person ever to host a telethon and to appear in a television commercial.

James hosted the first telethon using the then-new television medium to raise money for charity.