Search results for 'world's first' (51)
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States--The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, was built as a way to prove to the world that South Dakota had a healthy agricultural climate; during it’s over 100 years of existence, it has become known worldwide and now attracts more than a half a million visitors annually and it sets the world record for being the World's First Corn Palace, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Portland, Oregon, United States--The Sports Bra, (owner Jenny Nguyen) a women's sports-focused bar in Portland, Oregon, opened for business on April 1, 2022; the menu includes burgers, buffalo wings, and Vietnamese-style baby back ribs; the bar sets the world record for being the World's First Women’s Sports Bar, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Edwards, Mississippi, United States--A large cactus plantation located in Edwards, Mississippi a few miles off I-20, (owner John Thomas) filled several greenhouses with over 3,500 varieties of cacti, succulents, colorful bromeliads, daylilies, tropical foliage and seasonal plants; it set the world record for being the World's First Cactus Plantation, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Natchez, Mississippi, United States--Mammy's Cupboard (founded 1940), a roadside restaurant built in the shape of a mammy archetype, which currently serves lunches and dessert, is located on US Highway 61 south of Natchez, Mississippi; the massive statue—twenty-eight feet [8.5 m] high—of a black woman dressed like Aunt Jemima, wearing a red scarf, a white blouse, and a red hoopskirt sets the world record for being the World's First Mammy’s Cupboard-shaped restaurant, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States--On December 21, 1891, Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith, a 31-year-old graduate student, published rules for a new game using five basic ideas and thirteen rules; that day, he asked his class at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, to play a match in the Armory Street court: 9 versus 9, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets, thus setting the world record for playing the World's First Basketball Game, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States--A machinist by trade who worked in a cotton factory in Lowell, Massachusetts, American inventor Elias Howe (July 9, 1819 - October 3,1867) earned a patent for the sewing machine, a tool which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing; he received the fifth United States patent (No. 4,750) for a sewing machine in 1846, thus setting the world record for inventing the World's First Sewing Machine, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Boylston, Massachusetts, United States--The Honor Roll in Boylston, Massachusetts, United States, located at the base of the flagpole on the Boylston Town Common, was part of the “Welcome Home” celebrations for the veterans; it was dedicated on September 19, 1919 to the forty residents of Boylston, Massachusetts who served in World War I and sets the world record for being the World's First World War Honor Roll, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Baltimore, Maryland, United States--The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, opened in 1840, the culmination of the efforts of Dr. Horace H. Hayden and Dr. Chapin A. Harris; it was the first school established to teach courses exclusively in dentistry for the purpose of granting degrees in the profession; the school was the birthplace of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree and sets the world record for being the World's First School of Dentistry, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Arcola, Illinois, United States--Arcola, Illinois, United States, is known for housing the Hippie Memorial, created by the late Bob Moomaw, who lived and worked in Arcola all his life; the 62 feet-long artwork was created starting in 1992 to say something about his life and the era during which he lived; located next door to the historic Illinois Central Arcola Train Depot, the memorial sets the world record for being the World's First Hippie Memorial, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Chicago, Illinois, United States--On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) during an experiment developed by the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago, Illinois, United States, led by Enrico Fermi; the reactor, which contained 45,000 ultra-pure graphite blocks weighing 360 short tons (330 tonnes) and was fueled by 5.4 short tons (4.9 tonnes) of uranium metal and 45 short tons (41 tonnes) of uranium oxide, sets the world record for being the World's First Nuclear Reactor, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Gays, Illinois, United States--Standing like a strange white monolith on a small patch of grass in Gays, Illinois, United States, a two-story outhouse built in 1869 by Samuel Gammill as part of a general store that once had apartments connected to it, allowed residents of both floors to use the potty without having to go up and down the stairs; the twO-story outhouse is what puts the village on the map, literally, and sets the world record for being the World's First Two-Story Outhouse, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Chicago, Illinois, United States--Charles Cretors, a candy-store owner and founder of C. Cretors and Company in Chicago, had designed an entirely new popcorn machine that could pop popcorn uniformly in its own seasoning; he brought the machine to Chicago's Columbian Exposition and it was an instant success, thus setting the world record for the World's First Mobile Popcorn Machine, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Wheaton, Illinois, United States--The Reber Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope, built in 1937 in Illinois by astronomer Grote Reber, the first purpose-built parabolic radio telescope is now located at the Green Bank Observatory near Green Bank, West Virginia and sets the world record for being the World's First Radio Telescope, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Chicago, Illinois, United States--The Virgin Hotels Chicago (formerly Old Dearborn Bank Building or 203 North Wabash Avenue) a historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, is the first of Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels brand boutique hotels geared toward the female business traveler; the 250-room hotel sets the world record for being the World's First Virgin Hotel, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States--Willis Gibson (known professionally as "Blue Scuti"), a 13-year-old professional Tetris prodigy from Oklahoma, uUnited States, advanced so far in the original Nintendo version of the game that his Tetris score read “999999” and it froze, thus making him the World's first person to 'beat' Tetris, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Portland, Maine, United States--The International Cryptozoology Museum in downtown Portland, Maine, United States (owner Loren Coleman), has about 10,000 items on display: hair samples, models, footprint casts, replicas, artwork and film props from all over the world that are sure to pique the interest of believers and non-believers alike; the museum sets the world record for being the World's First Cryptozoology Museum, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Freeport, Maine, United States--The Bootmobile, a boot-shaped automobile made by L.L.Bean to celebrate its centenary,is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck made to resemble a Bean Boot; the steel and fiberglass construction is 13 feet tall, 20 feet long, and 7 feet wide; the Bootmobile sets the world record for being the World's First Boot-shaped Automobile, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Columbia Falls, Maine, United States--Wild Blueberry Land, a roadside American attraction and theme park in Columbia Falls, Maine, founded by Dell and Marie Emerson, is dedicated to the state's official fruit, the wild blueberries; the main structure at Wild Blueberry Land is the 50 feet conspicuous geodesic blue dome, home to a bakery filled with blueberry pastries, breads, and sweets; the dome sets the world record for being the World's First Blueberry-shaped Shop, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Scarborough, Maine, United States--Lenny The Chocolate Moose is an animal-sized, milk-chocolate moose, tribute to chocolate, and to the state of Maine; the 1,700-pound behemoth, inside of Len Libby Candies, a chocolatier in Scarborough, Maine,United States; Lenny resides in an air-conditioned showroom in the "habitat" of a dyed white chocolate pond, joined by Libby the black bear and her cubs, Cocoa and Chip; Lenny sets the world record for being the World's First Life-Size Chocolate Moose, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Coeur d'Alene , Idaho, United States--The Coeur d'Alene Resort, a resort hotel located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States, features a marina, convention facilities, spa, as well as a notable 18-hole golf course which is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole; the 2,300-ton floating green sets the world record for being the World's First Floating, Movable Island Golf Green, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.