VIV - The First.....

The First Brewery in North America was opened in Manhattan in 1612.
The First professional Sports Team in the US was the Maryland Jockey Club, founded in 1743.
The First american to fly in a hot air balloon was Edward Warren.
The First american cookbook was "American Cookery," published by Amelia Simmons in 1796.
The First refrigerator was invented in 1803 by Thomas Moore.
The First flea circus performance took place in New York City in 1835.
The First American novel to sell a million copies was Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1835.
The First drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, in 1933. (The movie shown was "Wives Beware")
The First female celebrity to wear pants in public was Actress Sarah Bernhardt in 1876.
The First blood transfusion was in June 1667, by Jean-Baptiste Denys, a french doctor, to a 15-year-old boy. (He got lambs blood.)
The First electric hand drill was invented by Wilhelm Fein of Norwell, Massachusetts, in 1895
The First army tank built was in 1916. It was nicknamed "Little Willie," it could only go 2 mph and never saw duty in a battle.
The First sip of Kool-Aid was taken by chemist Edwin Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska, in 1927.
The First flight attendant was Ellen Church, hired in 1930. (She wanted to be a pilot.)
The First coast to coast direct dial phone call was made from Englewood, New Jersey to Alameda, California, in 1951