WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1878
Find out what all happened September to October 1878

The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton. (22. October 1878)

Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. (3. September 1878)

Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. (1. September 1878)

The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. (15. October 1878)

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