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On January 4, 1903, Thomas Edison performed a shocking demonstration at Luna Park, Coney Island. It was an attempt to prove the deadliness of alternating current, backed by Edison’s competitors George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla.
Edison himself was looking to preserve the use of direct current, and jumped at any opportunity to discredit his competition.
Born September 15, 1254. Venice, Italy.
Died January 8, 1324 in Venice, Italy.
From whats listed, it would be Drake, Francis Drake. He was not even Spanish. In fact, he was an English sea captain, navigator, privateer who later became the second highest rank officer in the English navy against the later battle against the Spanish Amanda. He first gain fame because of his work as an English privateer/pirate who raided Spanish ports/ships and ended up making England a lot of wealth. He became the second person to successfully circumnavigate around the world on sea in one expedition.<span />
