Thursday, December 02, 2004

Christmas Lights - A History

The world's first practical light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, and it was to be only three years later that an associate of his, one Edward Johnson, electrically lit a Christmas tree for the first time, creating Christmas lights. The tree was in the parlor of his New York home, located in the first section of that city to be wired for electricity. In 1895, President Cleveland proudly sponsored the Christmas tree with Christmas lightsin the White House. It was a huge specimen, featuring more than a hundred multicolored lights. Finally, the general public was taking notice, and it was not long afterward that members of "high society" were hosting Christmas light tree parties.

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