In 1879 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Alva Edison staged the first public demonstration of the incandescent light bulb. So much interest existed for this street lighting that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ran special trains to carry spectators to Menlo Park.
In 1775 Patriot troops under command of Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery were driven back in their attempt to capture the city of Quebec.
In 1947 Roy Rogers and Dale Evans got married.
In 1954 The Shadow radio show—a show that once had as many as 15 million listeners a week—ended its 25-year run. “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.”
This Day In History from the History Channel
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