Thursday, March 15, 2012

The First Cartoon Ever Made

                                           "Steamboat Willy"




The 1st cartoon was "Steamboat Willy", a Mickey Mouse cartoon by Walt Disney, in black and white. It was made in 1928 

The First Home Video Game Console

                                                 Magnavox- Odyssey







The Magnavox Odyssey is the world's first home video game console. It was first demonstrated on May 24, 1972 and released in August of that year, predating the Atari Pong home consoles by three years.
The Odyssey was designed by Ralph Baer, who began around 1966 and had a working prototype finished by 1968. This prototype, known as the Brown Box, is now at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C..
In 2009, video game website IGN named the Odyssey number 25 in the Top 25 video game consoles of all time.

The First ipod


The iPod first generation was Apple's first iPod. Among the iPod's innovations were its small size, achieved using a 1.8" hard drive, whereas its competitors were using 2.5" hard drives at the time, and its easy-to-use navigation, which was controlled using a mechanical scroll wheel, a center select button, and 4 auxiliary buttons around the wheel. 

First President of The United States

George Washington


Despite being a member of the Federalist Party, Washington was immensely popular as a war hero and was an obvious choice as the first president for both federalists and anti-federalists. He was unanimously elected by the 69 electors. His runner up, John Adams, was named Vice President. 

Monday, March 12, 2012

First African American to Play Major League Baseball

                                            Jackie Robinson



Jack Roosevelt "JackieRobinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades. The example of his character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement.

The First Ever Indoor Water Park

"World Water Park"
























built in Edmonton, AlbertaCanada in 1985 at the West Edmonton Mall as part of the $1.2 billion dollar Phase III expansion. Called World Waterpark, it is over 217,800 sq ft (20,230 m2) in size. It also includes one of the world's largest indoor wave pool, waterslides of varying degrees, tube rides,bungee jumping, and hot tubs.



World Waterpark is the world's largest indoor waterpark (under one roof) with a size of roughly six acres. The World Waterpark opened to public in 1986. It is located in the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, AlbertaCanada. It has a maximum capacity of 40,000 guests, an average temperature for the water of 30-33 °C (86-89 °F), and is the world's largest indoor wave pool holding 12.3 million litres. The highest slides in the park are Twister and Cyclone, which are both 83 feet (25 m) high.


First Car Ever

    Patent Motor Wagen (1885)

 generally accepted as the first modern car with practical use. (the picture above is a modern replica)