Interesting Firsts

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Benjamin Franklin 1st appointed postmaster general 1753 Ann Franklin 1st woman to hole the title of newspaper editor "the Newport Mercury" Newport, RI 1762 Sam Patch 1st person to survive the jump off of niagra falls 1829 Edward Smith 1st indicated bank robber. He was scentenced to 5 yrs hard labor on rock pile @ sing sing prison. 1831 Elizabeth Blackwell 1st woman to receive medical degree in U.S. from medical institute of geneva, NY 1849