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1879
Aug 16
| 1879 • Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey. |
1906
Sep 1
Age: 27y
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marriageSusan Marion Fisher Ballard, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1906 • Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. |
1908
Dec 18
Age: 29y
birth of childEleanor Stuart Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1908 • Nimrod Expedition: Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica. |
1911
Jun 20
Age: 31y
birth of childNelson Stuart Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1911 • The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911 designed by John Browning. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years. |
1915
May 24
Age: 35y
birth of childPhyllis M Stuart Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1915 • The Pennsylvania Railroad begins electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using overhead AC trolley wires for power. This type of system is later used in long-distance passenger trains between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
1929
Nov 11
Age: 50y
| 1929 • An annular solar eclipse is seen over the Atlantic Ocean and Africa. |