Air conditioning made its debut 100 years ago this summer

Wednesday, July 10, 2002

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- The Newsday headline screamed, in block capital letters, "No Heat Relief in Sight for 48 Hrs." A front-page photo showed shirtless men sleeping on the beach.

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