History this week
Sunday 20 August

0079 The volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, erupted for the first known time.

1456 The printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.

1770 Captain James Cook landed on Australia, claimed it for the British Crown.

1841 John Hampton of New Orleans, LA, received a patent for venetian blinds.

1888 William Burroughs of St. Louis, MO patented his adding machine.

1891 Thomas Edison applied for a movie camera patent.

1891 W.Gray markets coin operated phone boxes, Hartford. USA.

1896 Melbourne Opera House, the first projected film show in Australia.

1900 C. Perskyi describes 'Television' at Paris Exposition.

1932 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its first experimental TV broadcast in England.

This list of events in history was compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW

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