11.   The trip marked the first time in nine years that Rugova toured sections of a province he was elected to lead.

12.   The trip marks the first anniversary of the cooperation charter between Ukraine and NATO.

13.   The trip also marks his first official visit to Nigeria, a former British colony.

14.   The trip marked the first time that an entire crew of shuttle astronauts took the course.

15.   The trip marks the first time Chang has accepted an invitation to visit the United States since becoming foreign minister a year ago.

16.   The trip marks the first time South Korean tourists have been permitted to visit the secretive, Marxist North since the war.

17.   The trip will mark the third meeting between military investigators from both countries who are investigating the killings at No Gun Ri village.

18.   The upcoming Taiwan trip would mark a stride forward in the improvement of ties -- eliminating the ban on visits by lamas, the Dalai Lama said.

19.   The trip marks the third time since Castro took power that he has travelled to New York to speak before the United Nations.

20.   The trip will mark the start of a series of foreign visits for Aznar who is shortly scheduled to go to Paris, Brussels and Bonn.