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The First Person to Fly Nonstop Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean was Charles Lindbergh. His plane, Spirit of St. Louis, took off from Long Island, New York, at 7:54 AM on May 20, 1927. After a 33 hours 29 minutes 30 seconds flight, he landed in Paris, France, at 10:22 PM local time on May 21, 1927.

The first U.S. President Born in the 20th Century was John F. Kennedy. He was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He defeated Richard Nixon and became the President in January 1961. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He was the youngest man elected and the youngest man to die in office.

The first Man in Space was Yuri Gagarin of Soviet Union. He was launched into space at 9:07 AM Moscow time on April 12, 1961 aboard the spacecraft, Vostok 1. He orbited the Earth once at a maximum altitude of 187 miles and landed in Soviet Union at 10:55 AM.

The first African American Mayor of Chicago was Harold Washington. He defeated Mayor Jane M. Byrne and Illinois State Attorney Richard M. Daley in the Democratic Primary and won the general election
on April 12, 1983. He won the re-election in April 1987 and died in office
on November 25, 1987.

The first African American Mayor of New York City was David Dinkins. He defeated then Mayor Ed Koch in the Democratic Primary and defeated Rudolph Giuliani in a close election in 1989. He was defeated by Giuliani for a second term in 1993.

The first National Park in the United States is Yellowstone National Park. The park covering 3,468 square miles of mostly undeveloped land in the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho was established by the U.S. Congress on March 1, 1872.

The first Female Golfer to break 60 on the LPGA Tour was Annika Sorenstam of Sweden. During the second round of the Standard Register PING Tournament on March 16, 2001, she shot 13 birdies finishing with 13 under par 59. She also set the lowest 36 hole score with 120 and tied the lowest nine hole score with 28.

The first American to orbit the Earth was John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
His space capsule, "Friendship 7" was launched on February 20, 1962
from Cape Canaveral, Florida. He made three orbits and landed in the
Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas.

The first Academy Awards Ceremony was held on May 16, 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The winners were announced to newspapers before the ceremony. The banquet event in its first year was attended by 250 and tickets cost $10.

The first African American U.S. Open Tennis Champion was Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. He defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on September 9, 1968. He is the only African American man to win the title.

The first Presidential Inauguration was held in New York City on April 30, 1789. George Washington took oath of office on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. He was unanimously elected by the first electoral college.

The first Super Bowl was played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967. Green Bay Packers of NFL defeated Kansas City Chiefs of AFL by a score of 35 - 10. Bart Starr, Green Bay's quarterback won the MVP award.