History This Week

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

Sunday 27 May 2007

1869 Thomas Edison of Boston, MA, patents the electric voting machine

1880 First public telephone booths New Haven, CT, USA.

1896 Marconi files British patent for his radio apparatus.

1897 A.Slaby and Count Arco, first German wireless transmissions, Berlin.

1898 First paid wireless telegram sent from Needles, Isle of Wight, UK.

1928 Kingsford-Smith commences first trans Pacific flight.

1942 Three Japanese midget subs raid Sydney Harbour.

1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay climb Mount Everest

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