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..."It is delightful to transport one's self into the spirit of the past, to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what glorious height we have at last reached." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Click here for more from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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