{"id":13422,"date":"2014-12-22T23:16:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/the-first-electric-christmas-tree-lights-2\/"},"modified":"2014-12-22T23:16:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:16:46","slug":"the-first-electric-christmas-tree-lights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/the-first-electric-christmas-tree-lights-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Electric Christmas Tree Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-4097\">\n<div class=\"format_text entry-content\">\n<div class=\"bottomcontainerBox c7\">\n<div class=\"c6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpinterest.com%2Fpin%2Fcreate%2Fbutton%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252F12%252F22%252Fthe-first-electric-christmas-tree-lights%252F%26amp%3Bmedia%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fthisdayintechhistory.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F12%252FJohnsonEdward-FirstElectricTree-207x300.jpg\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\" rel=\"lightbox[4097]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/9274a__pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fthisdayintechhistory.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F12%2FJohnsonEdward-FirstElectricTree.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4097]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4098\" alt=\"JohnsonEdward-FirstElectricTree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/60169__JohnsonEdward-FirstElectricTree-207x300.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>December 22, 1882<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEdward_H._Johnson\" target=\"_blank\">Edward Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison<\/a>, has walnut-sized bulbs made specifically for him to wire his Christmas Tree with electric light. <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Ftodayinsci.com%2FJ%2FJohnson_Edward%2FJohnsonEdward-ChristmasTreeLights-DetroitPost1882.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The 80 red, white, and blue bulbs formed the first set of electric Christmas Tree lights in history<\/a>. 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The 80 red, white, and blue bulbs formed the first set of electric Christmas Tree lights in history. Prior to this, people would traditionally decorate their trees with wax candles. 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