Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1913/00/00 Charles Kettering begins developing a residential electrical system powered by a small generator primarily for people in rural areas that do not have access to larger utilities. History
1916/00/00 The Delco-Light takes in 2.5 million dollars in revenue selling self contained residential electrical systems during its first year in production. History
1930/00/00 In 1930, only about 10 percent of the rural population in the United States has access to electric power supplied by a public utility. History
1935/05/11 As one of his New Deal programs, President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7037, establishing the Rural Electrification Administration. History
1936/05/20 President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Rural Electrification Act which authorizes the federal government to provide loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems in rural areas of the country. History
1942/00/00 By 1942, nearly half of all American farms have electricity provided by hundreds of new municipal power utilities created with loans from the United States federal Government. History
1947/00/00 The last Delco-Light residential electrical system is manufactured. End
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