1. Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the Moon. He walked on the Moon in 1969.
2. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. In 1963, she orbited the Earth 48 times.
3. Robert Peary was the first to travel to the North Pole. He travelled to the North Pole in 1909.
4. Charles Lindbergh was the first to cross the Atlantic in an airplane alone. He crossed the Atlantic in 1927.
5. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane alone. She crossed the Atlantic in 1932.
6. Yuri Gagarin was the first to circle the Earth in space. He circled the Earth in space in 1961.
7. Ferdinand Magellan was the first to sail round the world. He sailed round the world in 1521.
8. Roald Amundsen was the first to travel to the South Pole. He travelled to the South Pole in 1911.
9. Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mount Everest, with Tenzing. They climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
