I think Herman Melville's Moby Dick and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn share that honor.
An unknown Viking.
An opening sentence
The first folktale was used April 17th 6987 BC. The story, the teller, the location, the plot, the moral and the characters have all been lost to history. All we know is the date.
Aristotle became the first literary critic.
Ireland....... from the Irish folktale about Stingy Jack
I think it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. But I'm not sure. Hope this helps.
The first people in the Americas were bands of hunter-gatherers.
The first European contact with native populations in the Americas is typically considered to have occurred in 1492 when Christopher Columbus reached the Caribbean islands.
The first work of literary criticism in Western culture is often considered to be Aristotle's "Poetics," written in the 4th century BCE. In this foundational text, Aristotle analyzes various forms of poetry, drama, and narrative, discussing elements such as plot, character, and catharsis. His insights laid the groundwork for subsequent literary theory and criticism, influencing countless writers and scholars throughout history.
The Olmec of southern Mexico built Latin Americas first civilization.
Spain was the first country to import enslaved Africans to the Americas :)
John Cabot was the first English explorer to sail to the Americas.