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Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 95,708 as of 2019. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County.[3] It is the seventh largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Brockton hosts a baseball team, the Brockton Rox. It is the second-windiest city in the United States (Pop 50K+), with an average wind speed of 14.3 mph. Historical firsts


World firsts:

On October 1, 1883, Brockton became the first place in the world to have a three-wire underground electrical system when Thomas Edison threw a switch to activate it.

The City Theater opened on October 24, 1894, the first theater in the world to be tied into the three-wire electrical system.


US firsts:

On December 30, 1884, the first electrically operated fire station in the United States opened in Brockton.

The department store Santa Claus appeared in Brockton in December 1890, when James Edgar, of Edgar's Department Store, suited up for the first time.

Brockton became the first city in the country to abolish grade crossings in 1896.


World Records:

On November 23, 2010, Brockton set the world record for the most Santa Hat wearers in one place at one time with 872 people participating in the event.

On November 20, 2011, Brockton doubled the city's Santa Claus hat-wearing record with 1792 people in downtown Brockton wearing hats.
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