217      * @param string $direction The sorting direction of the query (To return first or last record)
221     private function eventQuery(string $direction): object|null  argument
229             ->orderBy('d_julianday1', $direction)
245      * @param string $direction The sorting direction
249     private function getFirstLastEvent(string $direction): string  argument
251         $row    = $this->eventQuery($direction);
286      * @param string $direction The sorting direction
290     private function getFirstLastEventYear(string $direction): string  argument
292         $row = $this->eventQuery($direction);
325      * @param string $direction The sorting direction
329     private function getFirstLastEventType(string $direction): string  argument
331         $row = $this->eventQuery($direction);
367      * @param string $direction The sorting direction
371     private function getFirstLastEventName(string $direction): string  argument
373         $row = $this->eventQuery($direction);
405      * @param string $direction The sorting direction
409     private function getFirstLastEventPlace(string $direction): string  argument
411         $row = $this->eventQuery($direction);