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ALMANAC: Limelight

Name: ALMANAC: Limelight
Uploaded: 2014-11-09T09:21:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Description: On Nov. 9, 1825, Scottish inventor Thomas Drummond successfully tested a white-hot incandescent illumination that revolutionized theatre. Charles Osgood reports.

On Nov. 9, 1825, Scottish inventor Thomas Drummond successfully tested a white-hot incandescent illumination that revolutionized theatre. Charles Osgood reports.