Question

Electric lights shone for the first time in New York in_______.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is follows:

IN 1882

Answer 2

Answer:

Electric light shone for the first time in America on 4th September, 1882

The following lines from the chapter 'The Inventor Who Kept His Promise' supply the answer :

'People from all over America came to see that grand sight. Edison had kept his promise to the people. On 4th September, 1882, for the first time, New York shone in the brightness of electric light.'