This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.

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Once I have time, it will be amazing to see how many firsts we were able to accomplish.

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Vatican City (CNN) -- A man of many firsts, Pope Francis will spend part of his first full day celebrating Mass with the cardinals who elected him.

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Rivera was also a woman of many firsts.

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Relatively new countries, however vast, are unlikely to be credited with as many "firsts" as ancient civilizations like China or little ol' Europe, so Mr. Robertson has provided a separate listing for the first American example under most entries.

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And so many more "firsts" and "onlys" -- and that's the result of your hard work and your courage and your persistence.

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Founded in 1997, HTC Corp. (HTC) is the creator of many award-winning mobile devices and industry firsts.

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