January 19th This day in Providential History.

Here are some of the things that happened today in Providential History.

In 1807 Confederate General Robert E. Lee was born.
In 1809 Edgar Allen Poe was born.
In 1883 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison begins service in New Jersey.
In 1917 German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends the Zimmermann telegraph that proposes a German-Mexican Allaince against the U.S.
In 1977 Snow falls in Maimi, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. Snow also fell in the Bahamas.

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