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Electrical
1998
SwissAir flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 onbaord, likely cause was an electrical fire
1996
After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends
1996
Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer, dies at 92
1994
Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House
1977
Main Street Electrical Parade premieres at Disney
1972
Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
1951
1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced
1945
John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies
1941
Gas/electrical use restricted in Holland
1918
Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital
1915
Joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer
1906
Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube)
1904
Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer
1899
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, forms
1884
Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms
1861
Bion Joseph Arnold, electrical engineer/inventor
1856
Nikola Tesla, born in Croatia, electrical engineer/inventor, Tesla Coil
1841
Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53
1840
Electro-Magnetic Intelligencer, 1st U.S. electrical journal, appears
1834
William Preece, English electrical engineer/wireless pioneer
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