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19th January 1883: World’s first electric lighting system using overhead wires activated in Roselle, New Jersey


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Designed by Thomas Edison and his team, the system included a central steam-powered generator that supplied electricity to a store and the railroad station, alongside 40 houses and 150 ...
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