History This Week

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

Monday, 25 February, 2008

1807 Pall Mall, London, first street to be lit by gaslight.

1836 Colt patents his revolver.

1878 First commercial phone switchboard, New Haven, Connecticut.

1893 Edison opens first motion picture studio, West Orange, New

1897 Marconi demos to UK Army etc achieving about 5 kms.

1935 Radar first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt, UK., Jersey

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