Worcester Firsts
- Worcester, Massachusetts was host to the
first national Women's Rights Convention
in 1850.
- The launching of the first liquid fuel rocket took place in Worcester,
led by "the father of modern rocketry," Robert Goddard (also a graduate
of WPI).
- Worcester's Jesse Burkett Little League
Allstars became the first team from Central
Massachusetts to ever qualify for the Little League World Series in
August 2002 - capturing the hearts of the City and indeed the entire
Commonwealth in the process.
- The first radio station to play a Beatles song in the
United States was WORC
in Worcester.
- The first woman to serve on a President's cabinet was Frances Perkins
of Worcester; she served as FDR's Secretary of Labor.
- The first Bible and the first dictionary printed in the US was in
Worcester in the 18th century, by Isaiah Thomas, who also printed the
largest newspaper of the time, the Massachusetts Spy.
- In 1847, the first commercial valentine was mass produced in Worcester
by Esther Howland.
- The first ballpoint pen and the first typewriter were invented in
Worcester, Massachusetts a state known for its exceptional writers.
- Worcester is the home of the second oldest First Night celebration.
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