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When They Electrified Christmas

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The lights were connected in series, so if a bulb burned out, the rest of the line went dark. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. President Grover Cleveland was an early adopter of the electrified Christmas tree, as shown in this 1896 photo. of Chicago.

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