Book Of Firsts

Did you know that the #Bikini and the #AtomicBomb are linked? Learn more by watching our first #60seconddoc! #NationalBikiniDay #summer #BikiniDay #bikini #Beach #history #film #documentary #coldwar #russia #USA #FourthofJuly2018 #ThursdayThoughts #ThrowbackThursday #vacation

The first #thanksgiving took place circa November 1621. Over 100 guests attended. The headliner of the meal was not #turkey but #venison. The festivities lasted for three days and included games and other forms of celebration for the #harvest. #TurkeyDay #thankful #stuffed #Food

The first #discjockey was Martin Block. His show aired on WNEW NY starting on February 3, 1935. He was the first radio personality to mix chat with popular music, a format still used today. @HowardStern you're welcome!

The #first #nuclear power plant was built in Obninsk, 55 miles from #Moscow. It began circulating electricity in June 1954 three years before #America’s first venture at Pleasanton, Cal. #coldwar

The first #driverslicenses were issued to #French motorists under a Paris law starting on August 14, 1893. Applicants had to take a driving exam that required them to be able to do their own running repairs...The photos were bad then too #mclovin

The first #insulin was isolated by Dr. Frederick Banting and his asst Charles Best in #Toronto on July 27, 1921. It was applied to a depancreatized dog the same day. Less that six months later 14 year old Leonard Thompson became the first treated with the drug. It saved his life.

The first #dieselengine was created in Germany by Dr. Rudolf Diesel while he was working at an ice machine factory in 1892. He sold his patent to a Mr. Busch of @AnheuserBusch for $1M marks who built the first engine in the USA. Diesel mysteriously disappeared at sea in 1913.

The first #creditcard was called the Charge-It and was introduced in 1947 in Brooklyn NY for purchases in the vicinity of the Flatbush National Bank. Just 72 years later there are billions of transactions per year!

The first #videogame was built in 1958 by physicist Willy Higinbotham at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island. It was a tennis match played on a 5inch screen. The controller was a button and knob. People lined up around the block to play. #gaming #LeagueOfLegends #Xbox

The #first #aerosal was patented on November 23, 1927 by Norwegian engineer Erik Rotheim as a means of dispensing liquid soap, paint, insecticide, and cosmetics. Reputedly he was inspired by the need for a more effective way to wax his skis.

The #first #aerialwarfare was a reconnaissance mission undertaken on behalf of the Mexican government. French aviator Rene Simon flew from El Paso across the Rio Grande on February 1, 1911 to locate rebel positions near Cuidad Jaurez.

The first #fanclub was the Keen Order of Wallerites, founded in London by fans of the popular actor Lewis Waller in 1902. Members wore a badge showing on one side Waller wearing a powdered wig and on the other, his favorite flower, a pansy.

The first movie star whose name was up in lights was Mary Pickford. Her employer, studio head Adolph Zukor had the marquee of the Hamilton Theatre in New York emblazoned with her name for the film Hearts Adrift on February 10, 1914.

The first #Halloween is believed to be originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain & Brythonic likely with #pagan roots. The first #trickortreat is believed to have begun in the middle ages as a way for the #poor to #beg for #food.

The first time that the visiting team has won the first 6 games of a World Series was 2019! New firsts every day! #WorldSeries #Astros #Nationals #Game7 #Playball #firsts #DidYouKnow

The #first animal #cartoon character was Old Doc Yak, a tail-coated billy goat in striped pants, who was brought to the #screen by Chicago Tribune cartoonist Sidney Smith on July 8, 1913. Who would have guessed that an #animated #mouse would eventually win the day! #Disney

The first color fashion photographs were 11 shots of Paris haute couture, including works by Jean Patou and Chanel, in the Finlay Direct Color Process that appeared in the October 1930 issue of Ladies Home Journal.

The first #Telescope was a #Newtonian reflector built by #mathematician, #astronomer and member of #parliament Thomas Digges of #England in 1576. The invention was classified as a state #secret because of its utility for sighting hostile #Spanish ships.

The #first #go-cart was built in a garage on #EchoPark Rd in LA in August 1956 by Art Ingels using a lawn mower #engine. The cart drew attention and by 1957 they were being produced commercially. The first #race sprouted up in the parking lot at the #RoseBowl later that year.