The first public armed vessel built of iron was the Michigan, launched on the Great Lakes in 1843.
I'm not sure who built it however, i know it was built in London
John Bright opened the first free public library in 1874 (that is also when it was built)
New York first public school was opened in 1839
Armed Bombardier. He built it from his family's sleigh with an automobile engine and an airplane propeller.
The first public playhouse in London was called The Great Theatre. It was built by James Burbage, an actor and entrepreneur.
Andrew Robinson built and launched the first vessel to be called a schooner in 1713 from Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA.
The "ROUND" by William Shakespeare?
Franklin Roosevelt was President when the first federally-funded public housing was built in the US.
According to records the first public opera house was opened in 1637 and was the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, Italy.
"Vessel" has the first syllable accented.
The Stockton to Darlington train.
he did engineering, he built the first ever public railway line in the world.