in 1928,the New York times building had the first electric  flashing sign. This sign first flashed election re
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Not sure what your question is, but my great-uncle, who worked for Bell Laboratories, was one of the electrical engineers who developed the moving sequence of lights for that sign. You go, Uncle Arthur!
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Seems to be unknown. Can't find any single person credited, so maybe the term just came into popular use around the same time (journalists?). \n\nMaybe look for the earliest use of that term, going back to summer 1929 (predating the Wall Street crash by a few months).\n\n(Does anyone have access to WSJ.com archives, do they go back that far?)
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false, but the rumor probably started I believe one of Edison's bulbs is still burning in Menlo park (his lab).\n\nIt's never been turned off, which helps it last longer.
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there is a red light that flashes on for what ever  camera they are to look at
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1929: Under series of 1928, all U.S. currency was changed to its current size. All variations of the $10 bill would carry the same portrait of Alexander Hamilton, same border design on the obverse, and the same reverse with a vignette of the U.S. Treasury building. The $10 bill was issued as a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal and serial numbers and as a Gold Certificate with a golden seal and serial numbers. Contrary to popular belief, the car parked outside of the Treasury Department building is not a Model-T Ford, but rather a composite of multiple cars of that era.
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Time magazine has been there for most of the significant events of the 20th century and they got the pictures to prove it.\n\nhttp://www.time.com/time/
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Probably New York in 1845.  Boston makes the claim but it is disputed.  Check policeguide.com for pictures of the 1st NY and Boston police badges.  They have a search box on every page and you can search New York badges.  Hope this helps.
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It's not the NY Times, but there's a movie of V838 at this website --> http://vela.as.arizona.edu/~rmw/v838mon.movie.gif
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July 4, 1776 (In Roman Numerals)
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here's a site that has the most basic symbols:  http://www.csgnorth.com/lowes/archsym.htm\n\nADDED: Plumbing and electrical are also on there (additional links on the top).  This site is also useful, although it has pop-up's:   http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=%2Ftemplatedata%2Fbhg%2Fstory%2Fdata%2F15233.xml
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The first patents on the use of SF6 as an interrupting medium was filed in Germany in 1938 by Vitaly Grosse (AEG) and independently later in the USA in July 1951 by H.J. Lingal, T.E. Browne and A.P. Storm (Westinghouse).
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NYTimes did it 1999/06/10
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January 11th, 2006\ni just googled it
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Did you mean 1957?\n\nMarch 22, 1957 \nThe worst earthquake since 1906 struck at 11:45 this morning, and registered 5.3 on the Richter scale. The main shock had been preceded by at least six smaller quakes throughout the morning. The quake started some fires, including a blaze caused by a spill in the chemistry lab at old Lowell High School, according to Lowell student Frederick F. Postel. Fires connected to the earthquake broke out, but that was denied by the Fire Chief, possibly for political reasons. The tremor was preceded by a magnitude 3 shock at 8:38 a.m., and a magnitude 3.75 quake at 10:48 a.m. There were no lives lost. The quake was centered in the Westlake District of Daly City where many water heaters were ripped from their moorings and much plaster was damaged. \n\nThree-alarm fire at Mission and Duboce shortly after the earthquake in buildings scheduled to be torn down for the new Central Freeway. Fire Chief William F. Murray said the fire was not earthquake caused, but communications were jammed because of the tremor. Five firemen were injured. \n\nMany buildings suffered damage in the earthquake. KPIX at 2655 Van Ness suffered broken windows as did the Palace Hotel. The top floor of St. Anne's School at 13th and Irving was badly damaged, but the children were safe. The McCreery Branch of the library, on Sixteenth near Market was so badly damaged that it would be razed. The Presidio, Sunset and Richmond branch libraries were also damaged. A water main broke at City Hall and flooded Mole Hall under construction at Civic Center. Masonry fell from California Hall at Turk and Polk streets, and Central Emergency Hospital at 50 Ivy St. reported at least 50 people were treated for injuries. There was much glass and plaster damage at the ParkMerced Apartments, and the road at Lake Merced collapsed. Sheridan Elementary, Longfellow, Mission High and Park Presidio Junior High were closed because of earthquake damage. \n\nEnglish comedianne Gracie Fields said, "We were on the 16th floor of a hotel when the earthquake it. We were picked up like a wedding cake, shaken and then dropped to the floor again. It was very exciting." Plaster fell in the corridors at the Hall of Justice on Kearny St., but there were no injuries in the building. \n\nThe Municipal Organ, largest west of Chicago, had broken pipes and a dislodged harp attachment which would cost $300 to repair, according to James T. Graham, auditorium supervisor. At Golden Gate Park, the Portals of the Past, remnants of the Nob Hill home of A.N. Towne from 1906, were damaged by the earthquake when one column fell. \n\nMarch 23, 1957 \nFire broke out at the Twin Peaks Hotel, 2160 Market St., shortly after the 12:14 a.m. aftershock. Two policemen were felled by smoke while rescuing 50 people from the hotel and adjoining buildings. The arson squad could find no connection between the earthquake aftershock and the fire. \n\nSpeaking from his laboratory in Pasadena, Dr. Charles Richter said, This is not a prediction; it is only another way of saying that in California we must learn to live with the constant possibility of a serious earthquake." \n\nAdmiral A.G. Cook, the city's civil defense director, said a minimum of 70,000 homes had been damaged in the Bay Area by the earthquake. \n\nMarch 24, 1957 \nFire at the Crown Cork and Seal Co. on Bayshore Blvd. today was caused by boxes that fell in the earthquake and knocked a thermostat out of commission. That allowed an overhead gas heater to overheat and start the fire. It did $2500 damage. \n\nMarch 26, 1957 \nFire Chief Murray said none of the fires that occurred around the time of the earthquake were connected with the tremor. \n\nApril 1, 1957 \nCoast Highway 1 was reopened at Thornton Bluffs after earthquake- caused landslides were cleared away. \n\nApril 7, 1957 \nTwo mild aftershocks of the March 23 earthquake were felt. \n\nApril 9, 1957 \nAn earthquake-weakened water main broke at Haight and Buc
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At 9:49 am on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building.\n\nI got beat by 30 seconds!  I'm guessing we both googled it.
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Sign language.  Even back then they knew what flipping the bird meant!
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At the 18th Annual New York Herald Tribune Forum, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, October 24, 1949.  Link below.