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Lesson 45Chronological listing of "Cleveland Firsts" |
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Lesson 45Chronological listing of "Cleveland Firsts" |
| 1863 | Free home delivery of mail - Joseph Briggs |
| 1879 | Electric lighting of public streets - Charles F. Brush |
| 1880 | Standardized formula paints - Sherwin Williams Co. |
| 1890 | Indoor shopping center (The Arcade) |
| 1896 | X-Ray photograph in the U.S. - Dudley Wick (his hand) |
| 1898 | Automobile sale in the U.S. - Alexander Winton |
| 1899 | Wound-rubber core golf ball - Haskell Coburn |
| 1900 | Automobile Club |
| 1901 | Automobile steering wheel - Alexander Winton |
| 1905 | Blood transfusion - Dr. George W. Crile, Sr. |
| 1910 | Automobile shock absorbers - C. H. Foster |
| 1914 | Electric traffic signal - Euclid Ave. & East 105th |
| 1915 | Submachine gun |
| 1916 | Gas mask demonstrated at Cleveland Waterworks Explosion - Garrett A. Morgan |
| 1920 | Unassisted triple play in a World Series Baseball Game |
| 1927 | Municipal airport (Cleveland Hopkins International) and air traffic control tower |
| 1928 | Frosted light bulbs - M. Pipkin |
| 1929 | Airplane automatic pilot - (tested) |
| 1940 | Health Museum |
| 1951 | Rock and Roll Music (public recognition and coinage of the term) - Alan Freed |
| 1952 | Successful siamese twin separation |
| 1967 | Black mayor of a major U.S. city - Carl B. Stokes, elected. Coronary artery bypass - Dr. Favaloro - Cleveland Clinic |
| 1968 | Rapid transit rail service from airport to downtown |
