1. Alabamians (as folks from Alabama like to be called) were responsible for building the first rocket to take people to the moon.
2. Chicago, Illinois, boasted the world's first skyscraper nearly 120 years ago.
3. Sam Walton built his first Wal-Mart in Bentonville, Arkansas.
4. Rise and Shine! The sun shines first in Eastport, Maine, best known as the eastern most community in the U.S.
5. U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry successfully parachuted into St. Louis, Missouri, in 1912.

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