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History This Week A look back at
events that made history this week - 1807 Pall Mall, London, first street to be lit by gaslight. 1878 First commercial phone switchboard, New Haven, Connecticut. 1893 Edison opens first motion picture
studio, West Orange, New Jersey. 1897 Marconi demos wireless to UK Army etc achieving about 5 kms. 1899 SS "R F Matthews" collided with the lightship, which alarmed the lighthouse ashore to get assistance. This was the first time ever a distress call was transmitted by radio from a ship at sea! Sent 'HELP' etc... 1935 Radar first demonstrated by Robert
Watson-Watt, UK. • Visit the Summerland Amateur Radio Club's website • Read last week's 'History This Week'
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