1984 1st female to captain a 747 across Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer)
1967 1st air conditioned New York City subway car (R-38 on the F line)
1961 1st in-flight movie shown, TWA
1957 1st rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada
1941 1st U.S. Army flying school for black cadets dedicated
1939 1st use of fiberglass sutures, R P Scholz, St. Louis, Missouri
1939 Dr. Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures
1877 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64)
1860 1st railroad reaches Kansas
1848 1st U.S. women's rights convention (Seneca Falls New York)
I believe that all great achievements and success in life, and all changes for the better, have one powerful characteristic in common: The First Step. Take the first step, and the journey has a way of taking care of itself.”
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