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Nothing right so far. Just to recapitulate - it was a form of unconditional income paid out to every man woman and child. This existed for about 70 years until eventually it was restricted only to those in need (thus constituting also the first ever unemployment benefit) - the form of taxation which paid for all of this was also made voluntary. The ideology behind this was a combination of religion and politics.
 
This question appears to be holding the thread up a little bit, so I'll answer it. The first head of any state to attempt an unconditional income for every citizen was Abu Bakr, who was the first Muslim Caliph (Rashidun Caliphate). Each man, woman and child received 10 Dirhams annually - this later increased to 20. Under the next Caliph - Umur, this was restricted to those in need, which included the first unemployment benefit, invalidity pensions, and the first retirement pensions - in short, the first welfare state. This continued to be done on a state level until 720 AD. when the payment of Zakat (alms tax) became voluntary. Initially this was also paid to non moslems - but this policy later changed and was only done when enough state funds were there.

Another, easier question - Who were the first married couple to both achieve gold medals at the same summer olympics ?
 
colognehornet said:
This question appears to be holding the thread up a little bit, so I'll answer it. The first head of any state to attempt an unconditional income for every citizen was Abu Bakr, who was the first Muslim Caliph (Rashidun Caliphate). Each man, woman and child received 10 Dirhams annually - this later increased to 20. Under the next Caliph - Umur, this was restricted to those in need, which included the first unemployment benefit, invalidity pensions, and the first retirement pensions - in short, the first welfare state. This continued to be done on a state level until 720 AD. when the payment of Zakat (alms tax) became voluntary. Initially this was also paid to non moslems - but this policy later changed and was only done when enough state funds were there.

Another, easier question - Who were the first married couple to both achieve gold medals at the same summer olympics ?
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I think that may be the hockey players Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh.

Certainly an easier question...
 
If it was the same event (which isn't stated either way in the question) and the wife was a Countess, the logical choice would be something like an equestrian event from a country where they still have Countesses but the title doesn't mean as much as it does in the UK which would imply a Western or Central European country.

Look up: Count Hermann Alexandre de Pourtalès and Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (from an old Huguenot family of Switzerland). On the right lines, just the wrong sport - it was sailing in 1900.
 
hornetonsecondbase said:
If it was the same event (which isn't stated either way in the question) and the wife was a Countess, the logical choice would be something like an equestrian event from a country where they still have Countesses but the title doesn't mean as much as it does in the UK which would imply a Western or Central European country.

Look up: Count Hermann Alexandre de Pourtalès and Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (from an old Huguenot family of Switzerland). On the right lines, just the wrong sport - it was sailing in 1900.
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Over to you. She was also the first female olympic gold medallist - the sailing took place on May 22nd 1900, so she was about 7 weeks ahead of Britain's Charlotte Cooper. In the sailing team Hermann's nephew also took part, so it was a real family event.
 
That's her at the start....

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Which club, recently promoted to the top flight for the first time in its history, has an unusual nickname inspired by vegetable farming?
 
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