On March 31 in the year . . . .
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1880 – The first electric street lights installed by a municipality were turned on in Wabash, IN.
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1889 – The Eiffel Tower opened today.
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1918 – Daylight saving time went into effect throughout the United States for the first time.
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1951 – The first commercial US made computer, UNIVAC I, was delivered to the United States Census Bureau.