27 December 1845 December 27, 2014 Author: Staff Ether is first used as an anesthetic childbirth by Dr Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I hope that when you are my age, you will be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom. We lived lives that were a statement, not an apology." Ronald Reagan — Click here for more from Ronald Reagan Related posts: 28 August 1845 28 August 1845 27 December 2007 27 December 1979 27 December 1831 16 December 1972 Categories: History Tags: 1845, 27 December