first night

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Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Jack Johnson headlined the first night and Roger Waters closed the main stage, performing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and letting a giant inflatable pig loose in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"We found it the first night, and it completely changed our plans for the course," Ji said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Back in Lakeland, Israel Vázquez takes no credit for feeding the baby that first night or the ones after.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

It had been days since he had slept in a proper bed, and this was the first night since the assassination that Booth and Herold spent apart.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson