Hillary Clinton
1969 When was the first time a well-known word or phrase was used in print? FirstMention.com explores the history and origins of famous people and places, and of popular phrases, companies, brand names, products and ideas, along with familiar words and sayings. Ms. Hillary Might-Be-The-Next-President Clinton got off to a demure-enough start with her FirstMention. She was noted in the May 25, 1969 Hartford (CT) Courant, under her maiden name, Hillary Rodham, well before she settled down with Bill. It was a small note, but hey, a first mention is a FirstMention. A few weeks later, she was back in the news, this time, with a bit more of a splash and, some may say, in a manner more characteristic of the Hillary Rodham Clinton we have all come to know so well. Seems that Ms. Rodham was a speaker at her college graduation at Wellesley, and took issue with the let's-not-make-waves tone (remember, this was 1969) of the keynote speaker, US Senator Edward Brooke. Is that really a 21-year old Hillary Rodham? Here's a better look. I think it's fair to say, she never looked back from that moment. For a bit more information, you can turn to Hillary Clinton's Offical Campaign Page or take a look at the Hillary Clinton entry in Wikipedia. And of course, there's this entertaining video that might have something to offer as well. Know of an earlier FirstMention? Drop us a line at david@firstmention.com New from FirstMention. Search old newspaper archives for free...History at your fingertips. When was the first time a well-known word or phrase was used in print? FirstMention.com explores the history and origins of famous people and places, and of popular phrases, companies, brand names, products and ideas, along with familiar words and sayings. |