π Edison's power station lights up (1882)
Where: Pearl Street, Manhattan
Nearby on the globe: Woolworth Building β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: September 4
September 4, 1882: Edison's power station lights up. On 4 September 1882, the Pearl Street Station in Manhattan, New York, began making electricity. At first it powered 400 lamps for 82 customers. One of its dynamos survives at Greenfield Village, part of The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1888 π‘ George Eastman registered the name Kodak in 1888 and patented an easy camera that used rolls of film, so anyone could take photos.
- 1985 π¬ Scientists discovered buckminsterfullerene in 1985, a tiny molecule of 60 carbon atoms shaped exactly like a soccer ball.
- 2001 π¨ Tokyo DisneySea opened in 2001 next to Tokyo Disneyland, a sea-themed park with a smoking volcano, a Mediterranean harbour and a mermaid lagoon.
π§ Question of the day
How many lamps did it first power?
- 4
- 4 million
- 400
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Answer: 400
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What happened on September 4?
September 4, 1882: Edison's power station lights up. It happened in Pearl Street, Manhattan.
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