Who was the first disc jockey? The first DISC JOCKEY on British radio was to have been Compton Mackenzie, but as he disappeared on an island-hunting expedition shortly before …
Who wore the first dinner jacket which later became popular in America? The first DINNER JACKET was worn by Grisold Lorilland on the occasion of the Autumn Ball held …
Who scientifically planned and prescribed diet for slimming? The first SCIENTIFICALLY PLANNED SLIMMING DIET was prescribed for a grossly overweight London undertaker called William Banting by Dr Harvey, an …
Who compiled the first American English Dictionary? The first DICTIONARY OF THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE was compiled by Samuel Johnson Jr and published in New York in 1798. His father, …
Which was the first dictionary that contained illustrative quotations from literature ? Also name its lexicographer? The first DICTIONARY CONTAINING ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS from literature was A Dictionary of the …
Who compiled the first English Dictionary? The first ENGLISH DICTIONARY was A Table Alphabetical!, containing and teaching the true writing and understanding of hard usual! English words compiled by …
Who wrote and published the first detective story? The first DETECTIVE STORY was Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, published in Graham’s Magazine, Philadelphia in April …
Who was the first Woman Detective Writer? The first WOMAN DETECTIVE WRITER was a Mrs. Fortune, an Australian widow obliged to support herself by the pen, whose volume of …
Who wrote the first Detective Novel? Pie first DETECTIVE NOVEL was Recollections of a Detective Police Officer by ‘Waters’, published by J. & C. Brown in June 1856. The …
Who opened the first Department Store? The first DEPARTMENT STORE was the Marble Dry Goods Palace opened on Broadway by Alexander Turney Stewart in 1848. Stewart had been a …
