Today In History

Today In History

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In 1851, Isaac Singer received a patent for his sewing machine.

In 1867, in a move which would lead to impeachment proceedings against him, President Andrew Johnson defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

In 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States.

In 1877, inventor Thomas Edison made the first sound recording by etching a foil-wrapped cylinder with a thin needle. He called the device the Edisonphone.

In 1918, regular air mail service began between New York City and Washington, DC.

In 1937, comedian Red Skelton appeared on radio for the first time on "The Rudy Vallee Show."

In 1942, actor Clark Gable enters the United States Army as a private.

In 1964, English author Ian Fleming died at the age of 56. He created the character James Bond.

In 1966, the Beatles began their final tour together with a performance at Chicago's International Amphitheater.

In 1967, Fleetwood Mac made their live debut at the National Blues and Jazz Festival in Great Britain.

In 1972, the last of the American combat ground troops left Vietnam.

In 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise made its first flight within the Earth's atmosphere after being launched from a Boeing 747. It marked the first successful solo flight test of a space shuttle.

In 1981, IBM introduced the PC personal computer and Bill Gates' operating system MS DOS version one-point-oh.

In 1982, the sitcom "Mork and Mindy" aired for the final time on ABC Television.

In 1982, the sitcom "Bosom Buddies" aired for the final time on ABC Television. The show starred future Oscar winner Tom Hanks.

In 1982, Academy Award-winning actor Henry Fonda died at the age of 77.

In 1985, 520 people died when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into a mountain. It remains the world's worst single-aircraft disaster.

In 1990, Air Force Staff Sergeant John Campisi became the first U.S. casualty of the Persian Gulf War. He died after being hit by a military truck in Saudi Arabia.

In 1992, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced they had concluded the North American Free Trade agreement.

In 1995, professional baseball players went on strike. It was baseball's eighth work stoppage since 1972.

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In 1877, inventor Thomas Edison made the first sound recording by etching a foil-wrapped cylinder with a thin needle. He called the device the Edisonphone. In 1918, regular air mail service began between New York City and Washington, DC.



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In 1877, Thomas Edison reportedly first successfully demonstrated his phonograph. But the date was fixed upon years later for an anniversary celebration, and subsequent research has indicated that the first working phonograph probably was not made




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If you’ve ever felt like the power companies were ripping you off, and wanted to kiss your power bill goodbye… then you’re at the right place, in the next few minutes, you’re going to learn how to put an end to the ever-rising power bills… using a suppressed Thomas Edison Invention.. Keep reading to see what it is all about…

And no, we’re not talking about solar panels or wind turbines here. We’re talking about a technology that has been deliberately suppressed, and is unknown to the public or the media.

We’re talking about a special device that was developed by the late Thomas Edison, that makes it possible to power a household for free, without even being connected to the grid.

Thomas Edison died supposedly of complications of diabetes, but there are indications that his death was covered up, and that there is a twisted story behind his death. With his death, his free electricity blueprints, the blueprints that make it possible to create your own free energy, were hidden away.

As soon as he passed away, his rarely-known free electricity blueprints were marked as confidential and got removed from the public eye.

The big energy executives quickly realized that Edisons invention could seriously hurt their pockets, and were determined to sway Thomas Edison away from this invention.The first time Edison mentioned these blueprints, was only a few months before his controversial death. It was obvious that the big energy executives were ready to do whatever it takes to keep these plans from ever reaching the public.

“My device takes advantage of the overlooked energy of the ground, and harnesses its substantial power to create a massive electrical output” were the words by Edison that shook up the execs.

His device uses the massive power contained in the ground in order to create energy. This was unlike any other similar experiments to harness energy from the ground, because the other experiment didn’t generate any energy, or just had a very minor output.

Edisons’ device was unlike anything else, because he managed to successfully and continuously generate a massive output of electric energy from the ground, harnessing the untapped power that originates from the earth core. Grab A Copy Click Here!

Many executives in the Energy Industry are going to be disturbed by this, but the Edison Current Blueprints have been leaked, right into the hands of a team of underground scientists.


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