The First Night Space Shuttle Launch
On the evening of August 30, 1983 the Space Shuttle Challenger and her crew thundered into the night sky as it left
“One Hot Night” NASCAR Under the Lights
Billed as "One Hot Night," the 1992 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the first superspeedway race run at night,
X-Rays Discovered By Accident in 1895
Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895—accidentally—while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. His cathode
The Argand Oil Lamp
January 1780 The Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp invented in 1780 by Aime Argand and was extremely unique at the time. His wick
The First Halogen Lamp
The first lamp to use halogen gas (chlorine) was patented in 1882, but the first commercial halogen lamp that used iodine as
Lite-Brite
The Lite-Brite toy is one of the all-time most popular toys and was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in
Train Headlights
Back in the 1890’s locomotives began adopting electric headlights but they were met with a great deal of debate about whether or
The White House Gets Electric Lighting in 1891
December 4th, 1916 Electric lighting was installed in the White House in 1891 during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration. Few people at the
Lighthouses
The first lighthouse to use electric light was the Statue of Liberty in New York City, which was illuminated by electric lamps
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building first turned on its lights on May 1, 1931. It was designed by architect William F. Lamb and
