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23rd December 1750: Ben Franklin accidentally shocks himself while trying to electrocute a turkey

  • 23rd December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Benjamin Franklin, Electricity, Experimentation, Science, Turkey

Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a turkey.

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22nd December 1882: The first use of electric lights on a Christmas tree

  • 22nd December 2020
  • Tagged as: Christmas, Electricity, Invention, New York, Technology, United States, USA

80 red, white, and blue walnut-sized glass light bulbs were hand-wired and placed around a large Christmas tree in the home of Edward H. Johnson’s New York home on Fifth Avenue.

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30th September 1935: The Hoover Dam is dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • 30th September 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Colorado River, Construction, Electricity, Hoover, Hoover Dam, Nevada, Technology, USA

The Hoover Dam was known as the Boulder Dam at the time.

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4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York

  • 4th September 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Edison, Electricity, Invention, New York, Science, Technology

Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.

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26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls

  • 26th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Electricity, Niagara, Power, River, Science, Technology

The world’s first large-scale, alternating current power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls.

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19th September 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations turned on for the first time

  • 19th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Blackpool, Electricity, Lancashire, Light, Seaside, Technology, Victorian

The Illuminations at the British seaside resort of Blackpool were turned on for the first time.

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6th August 1890: William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair

  • 6th August 2019
  • Tagged as: Crime, Electricity, Execution, Murder, Science, Technology, United States, USA

William Kemmler became the first person to be executed using an electric chair.

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