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Why is Baltimore known as The City of Firsts?

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1743		First professional sports organization in the United States - Maryland Jockey Club
1773		First US stage coach route - Baltimore to Philadelphia
1783		First dredger in the world - the Baltimore Mud Machine, was invented by Andrew and John Ellicot.
1784		First balloon ascension in the US with a person on board - Edward Warren
1792		The first monument to Columbus in the United States was built.
1792		First water company chartered in the United States - Baltimore Water Company.
1796		First sugar refinery in the U.S. - founded by Garts and Leypoldt
1797		First US war ship to capture an enemy vessel - Constellation
1803		First electric refrigerator- invented by Thomas Moore
1814		Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner - written by Francis Scott Key at Fort McHenry
1815		First manufacturers of silverware in the United States - Samuel Kirk Company
1815		The first permanent monument to George Washington was built.
1816		First city to illuminate streets with hydrogen gas
1828		First American umbrella factory - William Beehler
1828		First railroad for commercial transportation of passengers and freight B & O railroad
1830		First coal burning steam locomotive built - Tom Thumb
1830		First operating railroad depot in the US - Mt. Clare Station
1837		Baltimore Sun began publication
1840		First steam boating company in the US - Baltimore steam packet Co.
1844		World's first telegraph line established between Baltimore and Washington - Samuel Morse
1848		First ice cream freezer - patented by W. G. Young
1856		First Elevator to be operated by electrical power - invented by James Bates
1859		First YMCA - Pratt and Schroeder Streets
1869		First candy factory to produce licorice - J.S. Young Company
1875		The first monument to Edgar Allan Poe
1876		Johns Hopkins University founded
1878		First animal welfare association - American Humane Society
1879		First synthetic sweetening agent - Saccharine, developed at Johns Hopkins University
1885		First commercial electric street car line - Baltimore to Hampden
1886		First public Library System with branches - Enoch Pratt Free Library
1890		First steam tanker built in America The Maverick by W.T.Malster
1891		First commercial stomach antacid seltzer - Bromo-Seltzer, made by Captain Isaac E. Emerson
1892		First Ouija board - invented and patented by Isaac and William Fuld
1897		First practical submarine in the US - "Argonaut," invented by Simon Lake
1900		First time duck bowling introduced - at Diamond Bowling Alleys
1904		Downtown Baltimore destroyed by fire - The Great Baltimore Fire
1916		First portable electric drill with pistol grip - Black & Decker
1916		First municipal orchestra supported by public funds - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1920		First factory to manufacture stainless steel - Rustless Iron & Steel Company
1921		First Black musical on Broadway - written by Baltimorean Eubie Blake, Shuffle Along
1925		First triple combination fireboat in service - operated by Baltimore City Fire Dept
1932		First producer of venetian blinds in the United States - Eastern Venetian Blind Company
1946		First photograph of earth from space - produced at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
1966		First baseball player to be named MVP in both leagues - Frank Robinson
1967		First African-American to serve on the US supreme Court - Baltimorean Thurgood Marshall
1995		First American city to win championship in the Canadian Football League - Baltimore Stallions

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Article Info	Last update: 2007-12-20 11:04 Author: City Webmaster Revision: 1.4

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