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Atomic-generated electricity is sold for the first time - July 18th, 1955

Atomic-generated electricity is sold for the first time - July 18th, 1955

This Day in History Class

July 18, 20239m 12s

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On this day in 1955, a ceremony commemorating the first sale of atomic electricity was held at a power plant in West Milton, New York. 

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