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Edison was born as a cute baby
1847 Born on February 11th at Milan, Ohio. -
Moved, first move
1854 Moved to Port Huron, Mich. -
He set up chemical lab
1857 Set up a chemical laboratory in the cellar of his home. -
Edison became news boy
1859 Became a newsboy and "candy butcher" on the trains of the Grand Trunk Railway, running between Port Huron and Detroit. -
Saved - from otherwise certain death in a train accident
1862 Saved - from otherwise certain death in a train accident - the young son of J. U. Mackenzie, station agent at Mount Clemens, Mich. In gratitude, the child's father taught him telegraphy. -
Strung a telegraph line from the Port Huron railway station to Port Huron village
1862 Strung a telegraph line from the Port Huron railway station to Port Huron village and worked in the local telegraph office. -
Edison printed the weekly herald
1862 Printed and published "The Weekly Herald," the first newspaper ever to be typeset and printed on a moving train. The London Times features a story on him and his paper, giving him his first exposure to international notoriety. -
Spent nearly five years as a telegraph "tramp operator" in various cities of the Central Western states
1863-1868 Spent nearly five years as a telegraph "tramp operator" in various cities of the Central Western states, always experimenting with ways to improve the apparatus. -
Obtained his first position as a regular telegraph operator on the Grand Trunk Railway.
1863 Obtained his first position as a regular telegraph operator on the Grand Trunk Railway at Stratford Junction, Canada. Later, is resigned by them to help develop a duplex system of telegraphy
