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First to cross the Panama Canal

The Question: What boat was the first to cross the Panama Canal? The Answer: The first boat to cross the Panama Canal once it was opened was…

First Night Game in Baseball

The Question: Which baseball park hosted the first night game? The Answer: The first park to host a Major League night game was Crosley Field…

First President Born in a Hospital

The Question: Who was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital? The Answer: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, our 39th president, was…

First Sports Program on TV

The Question: What was the first sports event to be broadcast on television in color? The Answer: It was a horse race called the Molly Pitcher Handicap. The 1…

First White House baby

The Question: Who was the first baby born to a president's wife in the White House? The Answer: The first baby born to a First Lady in the…

Laying the First Transatlantic Cable

The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…

Brewer's: Nob of the First Water

(A). A mighty boss; a grand panjandrum (q.v.). First water refers to diamonds. (See Diamonds.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Nobs and SnobsNob A B C D…

First-Team All-America

As determined by the AWCHA.GAli Brewer, Brown, Jr.DNicki Luongo, UNH, Sr.DAngela Ruggerio, Harvard, Fr.FJennifer Botterill, Harvard, Fr.FA.J. Mleczko*, Harvard, Sr.FTammy Shewchuk, Harvard,…

Jackie Chan's First Strike

Director: Stanley Tong Writers: Stanley Tong, Nick Tramontane, Greg Mellott and Elliot Tong Director of Photography: Jingle Ma Editors: Peter Cheung and Chi Wai Yau Music: J.…

Brewer's: Glorious First of June

June 1st, 1794, when Lord Howe, who commanded the Channel fleet, gained a decisive victory over the French. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Glorious…