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26th February 1917: The Original Dixieland ‘Jass’ Band makes the first commercially released jazz recording

  • 26th February 2021
  • Tagged as: Chicago, Culture, Jazz, Music, New Orleans, New York, Recording

The resulting record was released in May, and went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

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23rd January 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree in the USA

  • 23rd January 2021
  • Tagged as: College, Doctor, Education, Equality, Medicine, New York, New York City, Science, Women

Blackwell graduated first in her class and became the first woman to achieve a medical degree in the United States.

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19th January 1920: Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union

  • 19th January 2021
  • Tagged as: ACLU, America, Civil Liberties, New York, United States, USA

The organization now boasts more than 1.2 million members and continues to provide legal support where individual rights and liberties are threatened.

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13th January 1910: First public radio broadcast features a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York

  • 13th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Art, Culture, De Forest, Music, New York, New York City, Radio, Science, Technology

The broadcast included performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci featuring acclaimed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.

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9th January 1861: Star of the West fired upon by South Carolina batteries as it approached Fort Sumter

  • 9th January 2021
  • Tagged as: American Civil War, Buchanan, Civil War, Fort Sumter, New York, South Carolina

As Star of the West approached Fort Sumter on the morning of 9 January it was met with cannon shots from cadet George E. Haynsworth on nearby Morris Island.

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8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

  • 8th January 2021
  • Tagged as: America, American War of Independence, Congress, George Washington, New York, State of the Union, USA, Washington

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.

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22nd December 1882: The first use of electric lights on a Christmas tree

  • 22nd December 2020
  • Tagged as: Christmas, Electricity, Invention, New York, Technology, United States, USA

80 red, white, and blue walnut-sized glass light bulbs were hand-wired and placed around a large Christmas tree in the home of Edward H. Johnson’s New York home on Fifth Avenue.

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19th December 1918: Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not!’ published for the first time in the New York Globe

  • 19th December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Art, Cartoon, Culture, New York, Sport, United States, USA

It has since been adapted into numerous formats and is still printed in more than 40 countries.

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8th December 1980: John Lennon murdered by Mark David Chapman

  • 8th December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Beatles, Culture, Murder, Music, New York, USA

At 10:50pm on the 8th December 1980, former Beatle and political activist John Lennon was murdered outside his apartment block in New York.

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26th November 1789: The first formal National Day of Thanksgiving in the United States

  • 26th November 2020
  • Tagged as: America, George Washington, New York, Thanksgiving, United States, USA, Washington

Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York City.

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