Hastings in Sussex, UK is famous for the 1066 invasions by the Normans. However, the town also lays claim to being the birthplace of the television. Can anyone explain as to why this would be the case and is there any evidence that indeed televison was born in this English seaside town?

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John Logie Baird lived in Hastings from 1922 to 1924 and carried out some of his early work on the invention of television in the town. These sites have information: http://www.1066.net/baird http://members.allstream.net/~antenna1/links.html Sep 26 04, 10:35 AM

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