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Historical Firsts

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Memorize these and recognize 16.2% of all Historical Firsts clues.

1 Niagara Falls 5x
2 nylon 3x
3 Singer 3x
4 carbon paper 3x
5 the Book of the Month club 2x
6 New Jersey 2x
7 Miss America 2x
8 instant replay 2x
9 Information Please 2x
10 Diners Club 2x
11 basketball 2x
12 a motel 2x
13 a Christmas tree 2x
14 the first Thanksgiving 2x
15 Richard Nixon 2x
16 Benjamin Franklin 2x

Sample Clues

The 1st railway suspension bridge was completed over the gorge near these U.S.-Canadian falls in 1855
Niagara Falls
The first stockings made of this fiber went on sale in the U.S. in 1940
nylon
"You ain't heard nothin' yet" until you've heard Al Jolson say the line in this 1st major talking film
Singer
Pre-Xerox, in 1806 Ralph Wedgwood came up with this "apparatus for producing duplicates of writing"
carbon paper
With Heywood Broun & Christopher Morley among selectors, this club was 1st of its kind in U.S.
the Book of the Month club
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