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History This Week

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


Monday, 26 May, 2008

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

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

1928 Kingsford-Smith commences first trans-Pacific flight.

1930 R.G.Drew, USA, patents transparent cellophane adhesive tape.

1942 Three Japanese midget subs raid Sydney Harbour.

1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay climb Mount Everest

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