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Joseph Nathan Kane

23 January 1899 - 22 September 2002

Joseph Nathan Kane (January 23, 1899 – September 22, 2002) was an American non-fiction writer, historian, and journalist. He is best known for being a researcher who found the person that did an event first and what products, services, and inventions were first to come about. His book Famous First Facts with later publications is a reference book used by academic and public libraries. He hosted a weekly national radio program in the 1930s on facts that were first and was an authority for quiz programs like The $64,000 Question and Break the Bank. He wrote 52 books that had to do with trivia and first facts. He was a consultant to various radio and television stations as well as to the United States Congress, the White House, and the Department of the Interior. His last work was about Walter Hunt, who he believes is actually the true inventor of the modern fountain pen, the common sewing machine, and the American safety pin. source

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  • Cover of: Famous First Facts: A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries, and Inventions in American History

    First published in 1933 18 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition kanebookoffamous00kane Cover of edition famousfirstfacts00kane Cover of edition famousfirstfacts00kane_0 Cover of edition famousfirstfacts0006kane Cover of edition isbn_9780824210656 Cover of edition famousfirstfacts0000kane
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  • Cover of: Facts about the presidents: a compilation of biographical and historical information

    First published in 1959 15 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition factsaboutpresid0000kane Cover of edition factsaboutpresid0000kane_j0p6 Cover of edition factsaboutpresid00kane Cover of edition factsaboutpresid00kane_0 Cover of edition factsaboutpresid00kane_987
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  • Cover of: The American counties: a record of the origin of the names of the 3,067 counties, dates of creation and organization, area, population, historical data, etc.

    First published in 1960 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition americancounties0000kane_s0h0 Cover of edition americancounties0000kane Cover of edition americancountie000kane
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  • Cover of: Facts about the Presidents: a compilation of biographical and historical data.

    First published in 1959 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Nicknames and Sobriquets of U.S. Cities, States, and Counties

    First published in 1979 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The American counties: a record of the origin of the names of the 3,067counties, dates of creation and organization, area, population, historical data, etc.

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  • Cover of: Nicknames of cities and States of the U.S

    First published in 1965 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: More first facts: a record of first happenings, discoveries and inventions in the United States

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  • Cover of: Famous first facts: a record of first happenings, discoveries and inventions in the United States

    First published in 1964 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Centennial history of King Solomon Lodge No.279, Free and Accepted Masons, 1852-1952.

    First published in 1952 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Facts about the Presidents, January 1974-March 1977: Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter : supplement to the third edition

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Facts about the presidents, March 1981-March 1985: supplement to the fourth edition

    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Facts about the states

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Necessity's child: the story of Walter Hunt, Americaʼs forgotten inventor

    First published in 1997 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Perma quiz book.

    First published in 1956 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Presidential Fact Book

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1944 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
Geographical Names, Nicknames, Biography, Local History, Miscellanea, Presidents, History, Administrative and political divisions, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, History, Local, Names, Names, Geographical, Names, geographical, united states, Presidents, united states, State governments, United states, history, local, Bevo˜lkerung, Biographies, Bundesstaat, Cities and towns, Counties, County government, Dictionaries, Dictionnaires anglais, Dogs
Places
United States, États-Unis
People
Ronald Reagan, Walter Hunt (1796-1859)
Time
19th century

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December 9, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 9, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
December 9, 2022 Edited by wjhollerich name, fixed
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import