First, he was the first to discover gravity. He was not bonked by the head by an apple, rather he watched an apple fall from a tree before he decided to explore gravity further.
He was also the first scientist to be knighted, which is a great honor, as you can expect.
Newton also developed The Three Laws of Motion. They are extremely important to physics and are considered some of the foundation for physics today.
He also discovered calculus, which is complex math that is very helpful to scientists today.
He also discovered the color spectrum using a glass prism, a dark room and window shade with a hole in it. He was able to project the color spectrum onto a piece of paper.
Those are the few I can think of now, but hope it helps!
I believe the best example of Newton's First Law of motion would be the example or illustration with the basketball player. An object will move in a straight line or a given direction at a constant speed unless or until another force acts upon the object, causing a change in speed and or direction.
