On Wednesday, September 28, 1892, two American collegiate football teams — and a giant generator — got together for a momentous moment in the sport: The first American football game at night.
That week, the town
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One could argue that the electric light made its stage debut on May 1, 1893 at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Meant
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Tribute in Light was conceived by artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda. This powerful tribute, which consists of 88 searchlights arranged in two
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A Monday night dinner, held just before Thanksgiving in 1936 in Washington DC to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of
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Super Bowl XLIX made history as the first NFL event exclusively illuminated by LED lighting. That game was held at the 64,400 seat
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The Egyptian-themed Las Vegas mega hotel and casino located on the south end of the famous Las Vegas strip switched on its
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The US Patent Office grants the historic patent for Edison’s electric incandescent lamp
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The lighting industry professional society was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906 with the mission to improve the lighted
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In his first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb, Thomas Alva Edison lit up a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
This
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At midnight on December 31, 1999, one of the World’s most famous attractions debuted a new lighting feature that would draw even
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