Take a tour through the visual history of light in the video above ... 1879 CE: Charles Brush unveils his arc street lighting system in Cleveland. 1880s CE: The first moon towers, or suspended ...

The first American test of electric arc lighting for street lamps was made in 1879, in Cleveland. The first U.S. city to purchase and install electric street lamps was Wabash, Indiana, in 1880 ...