The first televised football game

The first televised football game was played on September 30, 1939 between Waynesburg College and Fordham University. Five months later, in February, 1940, Fordham University and The University of Pittsburgh played in the first televised basketball game at Madison Square Garden. The estimated number of TV sets in the fifty-mile broadcast radius was about 1,000.
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Famous Firsts

"A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time." -- Alfred E. Wiggam.
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Around-the-world airplane trip

The first around-the-world airplane trip was recorded in September 1924. Three Douglas World Cruiser biplanes made the trip covering 27,553 miles with a total flying time of 371 hours. Eighty-one years later, in March 2005, Steve Fossett became the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without stops. Fossett's journey covered 25,000 miles in 67 hours.
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The Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance was first published as "The Pledge to the Flag" in September 1892 in a Boston-based youth magazine. It was published for kids to use during planned activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. That first Pledge of Allegiance read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
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First televised presidential debate

On September 26, 1960, 70 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate. Radio listeners of the debate gave the edge to Vice President Nixon, while TV viewers gave the edge to Senator Kennedy. Kennedy won a very close presidential election in November 1960.
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The First Century

Famous events from the First Century: Roman Emperor Augustus dies in 9 AD; John the Baptist is executed by Herod Antipas in 28 AD; the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in 34 AD; Caligula is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard in 41 AD; Mt. Vesuvius erupts burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD.
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McDonalds

Milkshake mixer salesman Ray Kroc opened the first McDonalds franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The first day's revenues were $366. The Des Plaines McDonalds site is now a museum containing McDonald's memorabilia and artifacts, including the original milkshake mixer sold by Kroc.
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