Famous Firsts
Home > History > Famous Firsts TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales A collection of “firsts,” from the first subway to the first black astronaut Firsts in American History The first college, five-and-dime store, subway, postage stamp, vaudeville theater, and skyscraper Firsts in American Cities The first parking meter, opera house, ferris wheel, baseball stadium, and lighthouse Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans The first Hispanic-American politicians, professional baseball players, and more Famous Firsts by Asian Americans The first governor, astronaut, Academy Award winner, and anchor at NPR Famous Firsts by African Americans The first African-American billionaire, combat pilot, Nobel Prize winner, poet laureate, Oscar winner, and Miss America Famous Firsts by American Women First American woman doctor, presidential candidate, astronaut, rabbi, senator, conductor, and Indian chief Famous Firsts in Aviation (U....