1735 – 1st Colony to cultivate grapes
1736 – 1st Protestant Sunday school led by J. Wesley in Savannah
1738 – !st Colony to outlaw the sale of rum
1785 – 1st State to charter a University
1793 – 1st cotton gin by E. Whitney
1828 – 1st newspaper in a Native American language
1828 – 1st American gold rush, near Dahlonega
1866 – !st State giving women full property rights
1886 – 1st State to sell Coca-Cola
1905 – 1st State to recognize right of privacy
1943 – 1st State to lower voting age from 21 to 18
