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måndag, februari 17, 2014

February 17

February 17
(Compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW)




1872 Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin.
1876 Direct telegraph link established between Britain & NZ.
1878 Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph).
1886 Aluminum manufacturing process developed
1886 London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad.
1889 Mendelev established the Periodic Table of elements.
1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales.
1907 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.

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