Tomorrow is Jan. 10. What momentous event occurred 116 years ago on that date?
That’s right Anthony, the invention of the flashlight, or at least the approval of its patent. It was by the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Co. which soon became The American Ever Ready Co., which after its acquisition by National Carbon Co. in 1914, had its products marketed as Everready.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-9-16 on the invention of the flashlight.