Eighteen ninety seven

M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)

Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia

1st showing of a motion picture in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Opera House

NY Times begins using slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Print”

A meteorite enters the earth’s atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported.

1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden

I wrote my first poem