August 2014 – USA – Some interesting ‘Firsts’

Some interesting facts and firsts

Another trip to the USA this month, with speaking engagements in cities which can claim some interesting ‘firsts’:

• First song- The first city in the USA to play a Beatles’ song on the radio. – Seattle WA
• First traffic light – 100 years ago this month (August 5 1914) – Cleveland OH
• First Aid – Dr Matthew Shields saw the need for timely treatment of injuries on-site that could be performed by trained co-workers until professionals arrived – Scranton PA
• First demin jeans – In 1871, tailor Jacob Davis created riveted work pants with material bought from the fabric wholesaler Levi Strauss & Co. – Reno NV

Nick is also visiting Las Vegas, where a 1910 law made it illegal to gamble! (The Nevada Legislature later approved a legalised gambling bill in 1931.)

And Lancaster PA where City ordinances fom 1740’s include the intriguing “no letting pigs run loose on the E. King Street”. (Why just that street…?)

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