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    STREET GAS LIGHTS
    January 28, 1807 - London's Pall Mall

    London's Pall Mall became the first street of any city to be illuminated by gaslight. By 1823 nearly 40,000 lamps had been installed in 215 miles of London streets. Earlier, in 1804, Frederick Albert Windsor, a German entrepreneur, demonstrated and lectured on gas light at the Lyceum Theatre in London. His main interest in gas was for street lighting. Windsor acquired a house in Pall Mall, London and on 4 Jun 1807, the King's birthday, he exhibited lights and a gas-lit transparency along the walls. In 1809-10, Windsor established the first public gas company, The Gas Light and Coke Company, which remained in existence until the company was nationalized in 1948. Other British cities followed London's lead, and installed gas street lamps. For example, Glasgow, Scotland, lit their first on 5 Sep 1818.

    ATOMIC POWER
    January 28, 1958 - Buchanan, NY

    The first privately-owned thorium-uranium atomic reactor to supply power began construction of Buchanan, N.Y. The Consolidated Edison Company's Indian Point 1 nuclear generating station was the first designed to utilize uranium-235 supplemented with thorium-232. It was designed by the Babcock and Wilcox Co., and built at a cost of $100 million on the site of a former amusement park. Its pressurized water reactor produced 275,000 kW of power for part of the New York metropolitan area. The Indian Point 1 operating license was dated 26 Mar 1962. It began generating power on 16 Sep 1962. It was shut down on 31 Oct 1974.because it lacked an emergency cooling system for the reactor core.

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The article is dedicated to the description of radio controlled cars based on the remote control system, their types, designation and ways of exploitation.

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Radio controlled trucks, or RC cars as they are commonly referred to, are a fun way of spending time both for children and adults. Their work is founded on a system of remote control. One more type of remote control trucks is wire connection cars, but radio controlled cars are more popular. Radio controlled trucks are usually divided into two groups: toy model trucks produced for children and hobby-grade model which is designated for adolescents and adult people.

These 2 versions of radio controlled cars are different, but still have something in common. Both of them constitute copies of real vehicles and are controlled through radio control. But there're a certain number of distinctive differences between these two variants. First of all, a toy variant is a solid plastic representation of the car when at the same time the hobby-grade model is very close to a real-life vehicle in relation to outward appearance and individual parts. The hobby-grade models are designed in the same manner like a real truck.

Furthermore, this variant demands the same service and maintenance like you are the owner of a real life vehicle. There are various methods of powering hobby-grade RC cars. They could be electrically, fuel or even nitro powered. Making a decision which one to take isn't that easy. All the versions have their advantages and disadvantages that should be carefully thought over. For instance, an electric powered RC car will be lighter that a petrol run one, but the first will be slower than the last one.

Whatever the case, these trucks are so intricate, that every enthusiast can change his electric car into a fuel run one, or vice versa, without particular efforts.
What is so particular about hobby-grade radio-controlled cars that attracts attention of numerous men of all ages to them. In general, it's their complexity. It is not a toy, it's actually a real truck, but very small.

Moreover, these radio controlled cars can be used for racing and what man would refuse to feel oneself a racer. It is much more fun than computer games, that is why RC cars are so attractive to adult men.
Evidently, radio-controlled trucks are a wonderful pastime. But still do not forget that it will demand a lot of maintenance, repair and upgrading. So this hobby is quite expensive, but it is a truly unforgettable experience.

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