| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| YALE | College that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S. |
| RPI | Sch. that awarded the first civil engineering degree in the U.S. |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| IKEA | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| OBERLIN | First coeducational college in the U.S. |
| ASTORIA | Oregon city that was the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rockies |
