#378441 - 04/04/06 04:01 PM
Re: What 'first' happened here?
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AND THERE 18 MILES FROM Hubbardston, TO FPG BECKER COLLEGE
The first dictionary printed in the United States was printed in Worcester in the 18th century, by Isaiah Thomas, who also printed the largest newspaper of the time, the Massachusetts Spy.
Worcester resident Charles Thurber patented the first modern-day typewriter in 1843.
1847, the first commercial valentine was mass produced in Worcester by Esther Howland.
Worcester blacksmith Albert Tolman is said to have invented the rickshaw in 1848 for a missionary traveling to South America (There are, however, numerous other theories about the origin of the rickshaw.)
Worcester blacksmith Albert Tolman is said to have invented the rickshaw in 1848 for a missionary traveling to South America (There are, however, numerous other theories about the origin of the rickshaw.) The first national convention of women advocating women's suffrage was held in Worcester on October 23 and 24, 1850.
Dr. Russell L. Hawes, a Worcester physician, invented the first machine for folding plain paper into envelopes in 1852.
Elm Park became the first public park in the country when land was deeded to the city of Worcester in 1854. Worcester resident Joshua Stoddard invented the steam calliope in 1855.
Candy Cummings is reputed to have thrown the first ever curveball pitch in Worcester in 1867 while playing for the Brooklyn Stars. It was a strike. J. Lee Richmond of the Worcesters pitched the first perfect game in major league baseball history on June 12, 1880. Candlepin bowling was first developed in Worcester in 1880.
The founding meeting of the American Psychology Association was held at Clark University in 1892.
Worcester resident Henry Perky became the first to mass produce shredded wheat in 1895.
Between September 6-10, 1909, Sigmund Freud delivered his only American lectures at Clark University ("Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis" later published as "On Psychoanalysis"). Carl Jung joined him, and William James attended.
Albert A. Michelson, chairman of Clark University's Physics Department, was named America's first Nobel Prize Winner in 1902 for his experiments relating to his calculation of the speed of light.
Dr. Robert H. Goddard of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's class of 1908 and later Clark University patented the first liquid fuel rocket in 1914.
The first female United States cabinet official was Frances Perkins of Worcester; she served as Secretary of Labor in the Franklin Roosevelt administration.
The birth control pill was developed by the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology in the Worcester suburb of Shrewsbury.
Charles Olson, a poet and Worcester native, coined the term "postmodern" in his 1958 essay "The Present is Prologue". Harvey Ball designed the world famous Smiley face in 1963.
The first radio station to play a Beatles song in the United States was WORC in Worcester.
....AND THERE 18 MILES FROM Hubbardston, TO FPG BECKER COLLEGE
Edited by Majoska (04/04/06 04:32 PM)
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#378442 - 04/04/06 04:25 PM
Re: What 'first' happened here?
[Re: MacRane]
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Yep...lots of 'first' in Worcester..but i'm looking for the one that happened at the placemark. Fleet.. no to any of the ones in your list. Majoska.. It is in your list. You also know the location..just put it together P.S. Thanks for the 'list'. Many I did not know
Edited by MacRane (04/04/06 04:33 PM)
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#378443 - 04/04/06 04:37 PM
first perfect game F PG
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Of the many things Becker College is known for perhaps most interestingly is the fact that the first perfect game F PG ever pitched in the history of professional baseball occurred on what is now the Elm Park, Worcester,J. Lee Richmond of the Worcesters pitched the first perfect game in major league baseball history on June 12, 1880.
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#378444 - 04/04/06 05:20 PM
Re: first perfect game F PG
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You got it Majoska: The four-foot piece of granite commemorates professional baseball's first perfect game. This unique pitching performance took place on the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds in Massachusetts now the location of Becker College on June 12, 1880.  ON JUNE 12, 1880, THE FIRST PERFECT GAME IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL HISTORY WAS PITCHED ON THIS SITE (THE FORMER WORCESTER AGRICULTURAL FAIRGROUNDS) BY J. LEE RICHMOND OF WORCESTER AGAINST CLEVELAND IN A NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME. Only five days after Richmonds gem, John Ward will pitch baseballs second perfect game as the hometown Providence Grays beat the Buffalo Bisons at Riverside Grounds, 5-0. It will take another 84 years, however, until the third perfect game is pitched in National League. On Fathers Day in 1964, Phillies starter Jim Bunning, dad of nine children, retires 27 consecutive Mets at Shea Studium. More info HERE
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#378445 - 04/04/06 05:49 PM
Re: What 'first' happened here?
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Quote:
P.S. Thanks for the 'list'. Many I did not know
me too Im surprise 
Edited by Majoska (04/04/06 05:53 PM)
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#378446 - 04/04/06 07:11 PM
Re: first perfect game F PG
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Re: Jim Bunning's Perfect Game: I was not at the stadium that Fathers'Day, but watched it on TV, home from college to be with my Dad. It was a boring game until the announcer, Gene Kelly, and, perhaps, Byram Saam, reminded us what was happening. After that, every pitch was agonizing....until the last!! Bunning made the rounds around town here, and I went to see him and got his autograph, but I have not been able to find it in years. Later,his baseball career over, Jim Bunning went back to Kentucky and, largely helped by his great pitching performance that day, was elected U.S. Senator! That game was played at Connie Mack Stadium , once called Shibe Park! (Fire destroyed most of the stadium in 1971 and it was used as a junk yard in 1974. Finally during the All-Star Game, which was being held at Veterans Stadium, 5 miles away, in 1976, Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium was demolished. It is now the site of a church.) For the placemark, Click Here!
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