1642 Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city
1780 Pennsylvania becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only)
1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)
1869 US Postage stamps showing scenes issued for 1st time. These pictorials showed a post horse and rider, a locomotive, a shield, an eagle and a ship, the Adriatic
1872 Yellowstone becomes the world's first national park
1954 US explodes Castle Bravo, 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll - most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the US
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