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Incandescent light bulb

The First Street in the world to be lit by an Incandescent Lightbulb

Monday Feb 3, 1879
Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The first street in the world to be lit by an incandescent lightbulb was Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It was lit by Joseph Swan's incandescent lamp on 3 February 1879.


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