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måndag, december 31, 2012

History This Week

 

 A look back at events that made history this week -
compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW


Monday, 31 December, 2012
 
1714 The typewriter was patented by Englishman Henry Mill but not developed.
1838 Samuel Morse, and Alfred Vail, gave the first public demonstration of their electric telegraphic system at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, N.J.
1863 Four-wheeled roller skates were patented by James Plimpton of New York.
1871 Oleomargarine (Margarine) was patented by Henry Bradley in Binghamton, NY.
1889 A motor vehicle excise tax took effect in Great Britain, 2 Guineas, (AU$ 3 approx)
1890 The seals were broken on the standard kilogram and meter for the USA measurement units.
1896 The discovery of X-rays by W Rontgen was published in an Austrian newspaper, Wiener Presse.
1904 Marconi Co established "CQD" as first international radio distress signal.
1927 Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
1962 The last signals from the OSCAR 1 satellite were received as its non-rechargeable battery failed.

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