Who won the first gold for the U.S.A.?
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Chad Hedrick, in the 5000m speed skating event.
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If you base the performance on medals won, the best performing nation in Modern Olympic history is the USA. \n\nThe  link shows the total medals won by nation, for both the Summer & Winter games.
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Who messed with USA first?
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Gold: Canada\nSilver: Sweden\nBronze: USA
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The US went to the semi-finals of the first World Cup, in 1930.
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1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid N.Y.....and we all know why of course...U.S. Hockey Team victory over the Russians and going on to win the Gold Medal had to be one of the top 5 most memorable Olympic events of all time.
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An Olympic legend, American discus thrower Al Oerter was the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic titles, a feat since equalled only by Carl Lewis in the long jump. Oerter took the gold medal in the discus in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, setting a new Olympic record on each occasion, although he was never the favourite to win the event. His third victory in 1964 was remarkable for the fact that he overcame the handicap of neck and rib injuries, but still managed to set a career best. He also won the Pan-American title in 1959 and set four world records, the first of which in 1962 gave him the distinction of being the first man to record a legal throw of over 200 feet (60.96 metres). Oerter retired after the 1968 Olympics but returned to full-time competition in 1977 with the goal of making the 1980 Olympics and winning a fifth gold medal. He finished 5th at the TAC Championships in 1979 and 6th in 1980. His comeback was derailed by the 1980 Olympic boycott by the United States, but Oerter did post the longest throw in the world in 1980.:-)
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April 20: The Boston Red Sox open in the new Fenway Park with a 7-6, 11-inning win over the New York Highlanders before 27,000. Minutes later, the Detroit Tigers opens remodeled Navin Park (later renamed Tiger Stadium), and beats the Cleveland Indians   6-5 in 11 innings before 24,384.\n\n1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm, Sweden \nFirst usage of electronic timing and public address systems. \nSweden wins the most medals (65), and United States wins the most gold medals (25)
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Emil Zatopek from Czechoslovakia won the gold medal with Reinaldo Gorno (Argentina) and Gustaf Jansson (Sweden) came in taking the silver and bronze medals respectively.
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An Olympic gold medal.
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The first auto race in the United States, over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place in Chicago, Illinois on November 2, 1895, Frank Duryea winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric.
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Germany had the most gold
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boosted moral for the country through winning....1976 gold medal summer olympics setting a world and Olympic record of 8,634 points. Jenner was handed a large American flag from a bystander in the audience as he spontaneously ran a celebratory victory lap, a gesture that has been emulated frequently since that time by athletes in other sports from countries around the world. He was the 1976 recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States and was considered by many at the time to have earned the right to be known as the world's greatest athlete.\nThe lyrics of the song "Spam" by the ska band Save Ferris refer to Jenner, as do the lyrics of "Flava in Your Ear" by rapper Craig Mack.
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The First President of the United States of America was George Washington.
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(m)\n\nUruguay won the first world cup tournament in 1930.
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Uruguay was the winner of the very first World Cup
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Harry S Truman (1884–1972) has been the only native-born Missourian to serve as US president or vice president.\n\nMissouri's most popular author is Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910)\n\nThe first Olympics held in the United States occurred in St. Louis in 1904.\n\nIce-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world’s fair in St. Louis.\n\nThe tallest monument built in the U.S., the Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, is 630 feet tall.\n\nAmong the early immigrants to St. Louis were Adolphus Busch and Eberhard Anheuser, who helped make brewing a national industry.\n\netc. etc.