Schenectady
Americannoun
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The first American television drama was “The Queen’s Messenger,” a filmed play broadcast to sets with 3-inch screens placed throughout the city of Schenectady, N.Y., in 1928.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Morgan, forced a client with more inventions than profits, named Thomas Edison, to merge his electric company with a Schenectady, N.Y., lighting outfit that had more commercial momentum than star power.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
David, a social worker in Schenectady, N.Y., was concerned about his older brother’s mental state and so was his wife, Linda Patrik, a philosophy professor at Union College.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023
It was a cold night in Schenectady, New York.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
He swallowed his misgivings, vouched for Oppie’s scientific judgment to Compton, and escorted him to the Schenectady meeting.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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