1. Junko Tabei - Japan (1975)
2. Nina Caprez - Switzerland (2002)
3. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita - Nepal (2002)
4. Lhakpa Sherpa - Nepal (2003)

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.

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.

Roald Amundsen (1911)

The first man to reach the South Pole was Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer. He arrived at the South Pole on December 14, 1911.

1. Roald Amundsen (1911)
2. Robert Falcon Scott (1912)
3. Sir Vivian Fuchs (1958)
4. Sir Edmund Hillary (1958)

Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (1953)

1. Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) - 1953
2. James Whittaker (US) - 1963
3. Reinhold Messner (Italy) - 1978
4. Erhard Loretan (Switzerland) - 1986

The first President of the United States was George Washington, who served from 1789-1797. He was a key figure in the American Revolutionary War and is often referred to as the "Father of His Country."

1. George Washington (1789-1797)
2. John Adams (1797-1801)
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
4. James Madison (1809-1817)

Benazir Bhutto (1988)

The first woman to serve as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was Benazir Bhutto, who held the position from 1988 to 1990, and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman to lead a Muslim majority country and the first woman to be elected as Prime Minister in a Muslim-majority country.

Pakistan has had only one female Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, who served two terms from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996. There have been no other female Prime Ministers in Pakistan so far.

Valentina Tereshkova (1963)

1. Valentina Tereshkova - First woman to go into space (1963)
2. Svetlana Savitskaya - First woman to walk in space (1982)
3. Ellen Ochoa - First Hispanic woman to go into space (1993)
4. Peggy Whitson - First woman to command the International Space Station (2007)

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.

Robert Peary (1909)

The first man to reach the North Pole was Robert Edwin Peary, an American explorer, in 1909.

1. Robert Peary (1909)
2. Matthew Henson (1909)
3. Roald Amundsen (1926)
4. Lincoln Ellsworth (1926)