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More than 9,000 first happenings, discoveries and inventions that have occurred throughout American history--from the year 1007, when the first child of European parents was born on American soil, to 1980, when the first woman was graduated from West Point. For nearly half a century, Joseph Nathan Kane's Famous First Facts has been a staple of reference collections everywhere. Historians, researchers, students, teachers, librarians, fact-finders, and browsers have found Mr. Kane's book the most comprehensive, the most authoritative, and the most accessible collection of first facts anywhere. A most important feature of this book is its organization: extensive cross-references and four separate indexes permit the reader to find the right entry not only by subject, but also by personal name, geographic location, year, and day.