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RELEASE DATE: October 15,2004

United States Mint Helps Commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Invention of the Light Bulb

PORT HURON, MICHIGAN – United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore is joining in weekend commemorations of the 125th anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb. Director Fore is attending celebrations in Huron, Ohio, near the birthplace of Edison and Port Huron, Michigan, Edison’s...

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