Non-musical history for today: 1816 – Humphry Davy tested his safety lamp (cleverly called the Davy Lamp) for miners at Hebburn Colliery in the UK. It wasn’t the first of its kind, albeit different than the predecessors. George Stephenson devised a lamp that Davy claimed was based on his idea. Stephenson admitted that he had no scientific knowledge but came by his design following erroneous theories. The patent officers decided the two had to share. The northern areas of the UK used Stephenson’s lamp, while the southern areas used Davy’s.

Happy solar circumnavigational anniversary day to Paul Jones!!

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for January 9.

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