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The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.

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Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early…
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Roselle, New Jersey

Borough in Union County, New Jersey, US

Roselle is a borough located in Union County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 22,695, an increase of 1,610 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 21,085, which in turn reflected a decline of 189 (−0.9%) from the…
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January 19

Day of the year

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 346 days remain until the end of the year.
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