current passes through a filament of conducting material in a vacuum. Inventor Thomas Edison developed the carbon-filament light.
- Penn State University's football stadium bears Pennsylvania Gov. James A. Beaver's name.
- Free silver advocates often hail from Democrat-heavy farming areas such as York County. They back coinage of unlimited amounts of silver to increase the amount of money in circulation. Farmers and others with large debts favor ample money in circulation so consumers can pay for the goods they produce. Profits can then be used to retire large debts.