1695 – 1st map of area by French explorer La Salle
1866 – 1st decorated graves of Memorial Day
1870 – 1st African-American Senator Hiram Revels
1898 – 1st rootbeer (Barq’s) invented in Biloxi
1902 – 1st toy named “Teddy” bear
1909 – 1st organized PTA (parent/teachers association)
1935 – 1st home of Elvis Presley
1949 – 1st female Federal judge Burnita Matthews
1963 – 1st lung transplant
1964 – 1st heart transplant
