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..."Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat." Mother Teresa — Click here for more from Mother Teresa 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