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Illustrations from:
Art Museum Image Gallery
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Reflecting the content of the
acclaimed Famous First Facts, Fifth Edition in print, the electronic
edition of Famous First Facts offers fast access to entries on thousands of
inventions, discoveries, and first happenings in American history—from the
date of the earliest human artifacts found in America, in 10,000 B.C.,
through 1997. Search by subject categories,
keywords, personal names, city, state, date, and year. Coverage begins from
the date of the earliest human artifacts found in
America in 10,000 B.C. |
For over half a century, Joseph
Nathan Kane’s Famous First Facts has been a staple of reference
collections everywhere. Historians, researchers, students, teachers, and
librarians have relied on Famous First Facts as the most
comprehensive, most authoritative, and the most accessible collection of
facts anywhere.
Available on
WilsonWeb, WilsonDisc, and in print.
Explore these little-known
historical and contemporary firsts such as…
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American "Robin
Hood"
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Female secretary of state
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Bombing raid on the U.S.
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Chinese restaurant in the
U.S.
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Phone book with Internet
addresses
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Daughter of the American
Revolution who was African-American
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Man to jump off the Brooklyn
Bridge
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Military censorship of the
press
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Mother in space
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Political smear campaign run
by media specialists
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President sworn in using a
nickname
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Quack doctor
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Ready-mix food
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Rock and roll song to hit
number 1 in the pop charts
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Ship sunk by a whale
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