- AYuri Gagarin (1961)
- BValentina Tereshkova (1963)
- CNeil Armstrong (1969)
- DSir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (1953)
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The first man to go into space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut who flew the Vostok 1 spacecraft on April 12, 1961.
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (1953)
Santosh Yadav (1992,93)
Santosh Yadav was the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice. She first ascended the mountain in 1992, and then again in 1993. She is a native of India and is known for her achievements in mountaineering.
Sir Robert Walpole (1721)
The first Prime Minister of Britain was Robert Walpole. He served as Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742.
Margaret Thatcher (1979)
The first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was Margaret Thatcher, who was in office from 1979 to 1990.
There have been only two female prime ministers in Britain: Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. Margaret Thatcher served as prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and Theresa May served from 2016 to 2019.
Fran Phipps (1971)
Fran Phipps was the first woman to reach the South Pole. She was part of the first all-women team to make the journey in 1971.
Robert Peary (1909)
The first man to reach the North Pole was Robert Edwin Peary, an American explorer, in 1909.
Karoline Mikkelsen (1935)
Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to reach the North Pole. She achieved this feat in 1935, along with her husband, Larsen, and two Inuit men. They reached the North Pole on board the ship "Maud".
Alexander the Great (326 BC)
The first European to invade India was Alexander the Great in 326 BC. However, other Europeans would later invade India, including the Portuguese in the 16th century and the British in the 18th and 19th centuries.
American college professor and scientist Robert Goddard built and flew the world's first liquid propellant rocket on March 16, 1926. Its flight, though unimpressive (it climbed only 12.5 meters), was the forerunner of the Saturn V Moon rocket 43 years later.
Option A (Robert Goddard) is a valid choice, as he is considered one of the pioneers of modern rocketry and developed the first liquid-fueled rocket.