1865 – 1st State to free all slaves
1873 – 1st public kindergarten
1889 – 1st sale of Aunt Jemima pancake mix
1904 – 1st U.S. Summer Olympics
1904 – 1st sale of iced tea
1904 – 1st sale of ice cream cone
1912 – 1st successful parachute jump from moving airplane
1928 – 1st sale of sliced bread
1943 – 1st National Monument to an African-American, George Washington Carver
1967 – 1st public opening of the Gateway Arch
