Worcester, Massachusetts firsts

Below is a list of events that occurred first in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Worcester firsts

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Worcester resident Harvey Ball's iconic smiley face

References

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  1. ^ "Worcester, July 24…On Monday last a number of patriotic gentlemen of this town…assembled on the green near the liberty pole…". AAS Catalog Record. 1776-07-24. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  2. ^ [1], "Method of constructing screw-wrenches", issued 1841-04-16 
  3. ^ Valentine Exhibition- Origins of the Valentine
  4. ^ Stone, Lucy; National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress); Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress), eds. (1851). The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 23d & 24th, 1850. Boston: Published by Prentiss & Sawyer.
  5. ^ "Calliope (ii)". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.04610. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  6. ^ "Candy Cummings". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  7. ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  8. ^ 125 years of the American Psychological Association. Pickren, Wade E.,, Rutherford, Alexandra, 1971- (First ed.). Washington, DC. ISBN 978-1-4338-2790-7. OCLC 1004369830.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Albert Abraham Michelson 1852-1931
  10. ^ Garner, Rob (2015-02-11). "Dr. Robert H. Goddard, American Rocketry Pioneer". NASA. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  11. ^ Stamp, Jimmy. "Who Really Invented the Smiley Face?". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-08.