Sunday, October 21, 2018

October 21, 2018

Today in History -

1879

Electric Incandescent Lamp Invented

Thomas Edison invents the electric incandescent lamp.  It lasted 13 1/2 hours before burning out.
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1917

US Soldiers Enter WWI

Members of the 1st Division of the US Army, training in Luneville, France, become the first Americans to see action on the front lines in WWI.

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1959

Guggenheim Museum Opens in New York.

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