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The Purdue “All-American” Marching Band proudly holds some of the most significant ‘firsts’ in the marching band world. We lead the way in innovation while honoring the rich and storied history of our past.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1907<\/p>\n \n

\n The Block P <\/h2>\n\n

First band to break military ranks to create a formation.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1919<\/p>\n \n

\n Big Ten Flags <\/h2>\n\n

First band to carry the colors of all the Big Ten schools.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1919<\/p>\n \n

\n Indianapolis 500 <\/h2>\n\n

First band to become an annual part of the Indy 500 race.<\/p>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1920<\/p>\n \n

\n Conference Comradery <\/h2>\n\n

First band to play opposing school\u2019s fight song.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1921<\/p>\n \n

\n The Worlds Largest Drum <\/h2>\n\n

The World’s Largest Drum is created. The same shell is still in use today.<\/p>\n Learn More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1935<\/p>\n \n

\n Lighted Formations <\/h2>\n\n

First band to perform a halftime show with lights on their instruments and uniforms. The band performs with lights to this day.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1954<\/p>\n \n

\n Feature Twirlers <\/h2>\n\n

First band to create nationwide recognition for its featured twirlers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1963<\/p>\n \n

\n Radio City Music Hall <\/h2>\n\n

First college band to have members invited to perform at Radio City Music Hall.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1969<\/p>\n \n

\n Marching on the Moon <\/h2>\n\n

Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1995<\/p>\n \n

\n Sudler Trophy <\/h2>\n\n

First university without a music school to win the Sudler Trophy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2008<\/p>\n \n

\n China Invitational <\/h2>\n\n

First college marching band invited by Ministry of Culture to perform in China.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2010<\/p>\n \n

\n Macy's Parade <\/h2>\n\n

First Big Ten band to march in the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":10471,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[0],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12016"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45509,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12016\/revisions\/45509"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}