Book Of Firsts

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 #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 #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.

The earliest known #envelopes date from 1615 and are preserved in Geneva. In 1675 a French book of etiquette recommended their use as a mark of respect to one’s superiors, but remained rare until the 1840s because their use incurred extra postage.

The first #escalator was patented by Jesse W. Reno of New York on March 15 1892 and originally installed at the Old Iron Pier on Coney Island in September 1895.

The first #icecreamsundae originated at the ice cream parlor of Ed Berners in Two Rivers, Wisconsin in 1881 when a customer named George Hallauer asked him to pour #chocolate #syrup usually used for sodas over his ice cream. He might be the #smartest man to ever live!

The #first #gum was created by barely literate John Curtis in #BangorME in 1848 on a franklin stove. He sold it for two sticks a penny and made $5k the first year. In 1850 he opened the first gum factory. He died a multi-millionaire.

The first #coffee as a beverage was recorded in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) c. 1000 by the Persian philosopher and physician Avicenna who called it bunc, a word still used in Ethiopia. It reached America in 1668, New Yorkers enjoyed it with honey and cinnamon #MorningJoe

#slicedbread was invented by jewelry store owner Otto Rohwedder. He began working on a slicer in 1912. It wasn’t until 1928 that he had perfected the process. He opened a shop in Chillicothe, Mo on July 6 which is still celebrated in the small town as Sliced Bread Day. #greatest