Block #0 contained no transactions and 50 BTC reward. The embedded Times headline from that day's front page is both timestamp proof and political statement: the chain was launched explicitly as a response to the 2008 financial crisis. The genesis block's 50 BTC are unspendable by protocol rule.
protocol·January 3, 2009
Bitcoin Genesis Block Mined
The first Bitcoin block is mined, containing the famous message: 'The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks'.