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Thomas Edison & Woodrow Wilson

Did Thomas Edison and Woodrow Wilson live at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Edison and Woodrow Wilson lived at the same time for 68 years, from 1856 to 1924.[1][2][3][4]

Thomas Edison · Woodrow Wilson · Born in 1847 · Born in 1856

Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
1856–1924
Politics & Leadership
28th US President, League of Nations
18471931
Thomas Edison
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Edison
Science & Invention
Born in Milan
Died in West Orange
Woodrow Wilson
Politics & Leadership
Born in Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Died in Woodrow Wilson House

World Events During Their Overlap

1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1861 American Civil War begins
1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States
1869 Suez Canal opens
1871 Unification of Germany
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established

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Woodrow Wilson & Antoni Gaudí
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Sources

  1. Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
  2. Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata
  3. Woodrow Wilson — Wikipedia
  4. Woodrow Wilson (Q34296) — Wikidata