From the Archives: A brief history of Fort Myers
This week we take a look at Lee County’s seat of power, Fort Myers, which takes its name from a former fort built during the Seminole Wars.
On This Day: China reports first cases of COVID-19 to WHO
On Dec. 31, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in China first reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia, later ...
NELA Park’s 100th year of dazzling Greater Clevelanders with amazing holiday lighting displays: editorial
As you drink in the lights and the inventiveness and whimsy still on display in this 100th year of NELA Park holiday lighting ...
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As we enter the shortest days of the year here’s the history of light bulbs
Arc lamps provided many cities with their first ... 1882: Developing the lighting system Thomas Edison focused on the entire lighting grid, showing that it was possible to distribute electricity ...
3 Lessons From Historical Innovators: What Leaders Can Learn From The Past
With AI, technology will continue to transform the process of innovation and creative experimentation. Can lessons from our ...
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Was a Baldwinsville church the first in America with electric lights? Maybe.
These lamps generated light by heating to incandescence ... In January 1883, three years before Grace in Baldwinsville, Thomas Edison brought electric light to the village of Roselle when he ...
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From Pennsylvania to the Persian Gulf: The Epic History of Oil
This article explores the history of oil, from its ancient origins to its current dominance, and examines its profound impact ...
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Realize Were Made By General Electric
which included Thomas Edison's Edison General Electric Company -- originally founded as the Edison Electric Light Company to help market his groundbreaking incandescent lamp. Since then ...