71.   Earlier this week, Swift delivered twins, becoming the first governor in U.S. history to give birth while in office.

72.   Gov. Chris Patten will become the first Hong Kong governor to visit South Korea in mid-December, the government said Monday.

73.   Gov. Mike Foster, who became first Louisiana Republican governor to be elected to consecutive terms, thanked his supporters and then took care of some personal business.

74.   He later became the first New Mexico governor to be held in contempt of court when he failed to halt a welfare program he implemented without legislative approval.

75.   He will officially step down Saturday after completing a four-year term as the first popularly elected governor.

76.   Hodges, a first-term Democrat, became the first South Carolina governor to participate in a ceremony honoring the victims.

77.   Joan Finney, whose populist beliefs and gift for connecting with voters helped her become the first woman governor of Kansas, died Saturday.

78.   Johnson, a Republican in his second term, drew strong criticism from anti-drug leaders last week when he became the first sitting governor to advocate legalized narcotics.

79.   Patten, who arrived Sunday to attend a conference on promoting Hong Kong-South Korea business relations, is the first governor from the British colony to visit.

80.   Republican Jane Swift took office Tuesday as apparently the first pregnant governor in U.S. history and is likely to be watched closely for how she balances career and family.