List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
| Famous first | City | Date |
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| Ambulance | Cincinnati, Ohio | prior to 1865 | | Aquarium | Chicago, Ill. | 1893 | | Automobile service station | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Dec. 1, 1913 | | Baseball stadium | Pittsburgh, Pa. | June 30, 1909 | | Cathedral | Baltimore, Md. | 1851 | | Computer | Philadelphia, Pa. | 1946 | | Daily newspaper | Philadelphia, Pa. | Sept. 21, 1784 | | Department store | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1868 | | Electric company | New York, N.Y. | Oct. 15, 1878 | | Elevator | New York, N.Y. | 1850 | | Hospital | Philadelphia, Pa. | Feb. 11, 1752 | | Motion picture theater | Los Angeles, Calif. | April 2, 1902 | | Opera house | San Francisco, Calif. | Oct. 15, 1932 | | Parking meter | Oklahoma City, Okla. | July 16, 1935 | | Public museum | Charleston, S.C. | Jan. 12, 1773 | | Railroad station | Baltimore, Md. | 1830 | | Revolving restaurant | Seattle, Wash. | May 22, 1961 | | Skyscraper | Chicago, Ill. | 1885 | | Subway | Boston, Mass. | Sept. 1, 1897 | | Traffic light | Cleveland, Ohio | Aug. 5, 1914 | | Zoological garden | Philadelphia, Pa. | July 1, 1874 |
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