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History This Week A look back at
events that made history this week - 1876 Bell - Granted US Patent for his telephone. 1893 Edison opens first motion picture studio, West Orange, New Jersey. 1894 First steel sailing ship Dirigo, launched in Maine, USA. 1897 Marconi demos 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... • Read last week's 'History This Week' • Visit the Summerland Amateur Radio Club's website
Our thanks to John Alcorn, VK2JWA of the Summerland Amateur Radio Club for this weekly feature.
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