The first First Lady

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first First Lady to be elected to a public office in the United States. On November 7, 2000, the former First Lady of the United States and the State of Arkansas defeated Republican Rick Lazio by a resounding 55% to 43% to become the first female U.S. Senator to represent New York state.
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Meet the Press

NBC TV's "Meet the Press" is the longest-running network television program. The political interview panel show premiered on NBC on November 6, 1947. James A. Farley, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Franklin Roosevelt’s postmaster general was the show's first guest. The show's most frequent guest through the years has been Senator Bob Dole.
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Coffee

The coffee plant was first discovered in the Ethiopian region of Kaffa and its use spread to other parts of Africa and the Middle East. Coffee as a beverage was first served up by Arabians and Turks in 800 B.C. Around this time, stories tell about a mysterious black and bitter beverage with powers of stimulation.
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The election of 1848

The election of 1848 was the first U.S. presidential election held in every state and on the same day. Zachary Taylor was elected the 12th President of the United States on November 7, 1848. Whig Party candidate won over Democrat party candidate Lewis Cass, capturing 163 of the 290 electoral votes.
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Movie rating system

On the heels of social change, court challenges, and ever-racier Hollywood films, the Motion Picture Association of America announced the first movie rating system on November 1, 1968. Movies would be rated according to one of four categories: G, M, R, and X. The M rating was subsequently replaced with PG and PG13, and the X with NC-17.
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KDKA in Pittsburgh

KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is credited with being the first commercial radio station in the United States. KDKA started broadcasting on November 2, 1920 under the call letters 8XK with a 75 watt signal. The first entertainment programming heard by 8XK listeners was produced by holding a microphone next to a phonograph. KDKA AM radio continues to operates in Pittsburgh.
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NBA

Toronto, Canada was the site of the first official NBA game. The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 before a crowd of 7,090 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 1, 1946. The eleven team league played 60 games during the first season. The Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4-1 in the first best-of-seven NBA title series.
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