Friday, October 21, 2005

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY AND TODAYS QUOTE

WE HAVE A BONUS TIDBIT TODAY.

1879 - Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out.

1918 - Margaret Owen set a typing speed record of 170 words per minute on a manual typewriter.

JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW

TQ
To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try.
Thomas Jefferson

2 comments:

Mickey said...

I am glad Thomas invented the lamp, if not I wouldn't be able to see at night

Al said...

if he didn't invent the light bulb somebody else would have so you'd still have to work. you'd just be cussing somebody else so don't blame thomas!!