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birth
Birth,Milan, Ohio, U.S. -
Port Huron
Edison's family moved to Port Huron, Michigan -
Western Union
Edison moved to Louisville, Kentucky, as an employee of Western Union -
First marriage
Edison married 16-year-old Mary Stilwell (1855–1884) -
Phonograph
the invention that first gained him wider notice was the phonograph -
Light bulb
Thomas Edison's first successful light bulb model, used in public demonstration at Menlo Park, -
Edison Illuminating Company
he founded the Edison Illuminating Company -
Second marriage
Edison married the 20-year-old Mina Miller (1865–1947) -
Death
