Famous first facts / Kane, Joseph Nathan

Presents over 7,000 firsts in American history from 10,000 B.C.E. to 1997 arranged alphabetically by topic.

Presents more than 9,000 firsts in American history alphabetically by topic.

Contains over 7,500 entries on firsts in sixteen categories, including arts and entertainment, science and technology, medicine and health, media and communications, and daily life, arranged chronologically within alphabetized subcategories, and includes subject, year, date, name, and geographic indexes.