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The phonograph was Edison's first major invention and the one that earned him the moniker "the wizard of Menlo Park" as the invention was so unexpected by the public as to appear magical. His first invention recorded on tinfoil around a grooved cylinder, and although the recordings could only be played a few times due to low quality, Edison's reputation was cemented. He demonstrated the device on November 29, 1877, having announced its invention days before. He would patent it later that February.
Recalling a demonstration in December, an employee of Scientific American magazine wrote: " "In December, 1877, a young man came into the office of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, and placed before the editors a small, simple machine about which very few preliminary remarks were offered. The visitor without any ceremony whatever turned the crank, and to the astonishment of all present the machine said: "Good morning. How do you do? How do you like the phonograph?" The machine thus spoke for itself, and made known the fact that it was the phonograph..." More...
2008 - Fidel Castro steps down as Cuba's president
Castro was 81 years old at the time and had been in power for 49 years.
1986 - The “Mir” Space Station is launched
The Soviet vehicle was the world's first modular space station and remained in orbit for 15 years.
1985 - Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashes
All 148 people on board died in the accident that was blamed on pilot error.
1945 - U.S. troops land on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima
The photo showing 4 marines erecting a U.S. flag on the island has become one of the best-known images of World War II.
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In 1850, the state of Michigan's constitution read, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state," inadvertently legalizing slavery as an appropriate punishment for crime. It was not until 1963 when the comma was shifted from its position after servitude to a position after slavery, outlawing slavery as punishment for crime
Thomas Edison patents the phonograph
The phonograph was Edison's first major invention and the one that earned him the moniker "the wizard of Menlo Park" as the invention was so unexpected by the public as to appear magical. His first invention recorded on tinfoil around a grooved cylinder, and although the recordings could only be played a few times due to low quality, Edison's reputation was cemented. He demonstrated the device on November 29, 1877, having announced its invention days before. He would patent it later that February.
Recalling a demonstration in December, an employee of Scientific American magazine wrote: " "In December, 1877, a young man came into the office of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, and placed before the editors a small, simple machine about which very few preliminary remarks were offered. The visitor without any ceremony whatever turned the crank, and to the astonishment of all present the machine said: "Good morning. How do you do? How do you like the phonograph?" The machine thus spoke for itself, and made known the fact that it was the phonograph..." More...
2008 - Fidel Castro steps down as Cuba's president
Castro was 81 years old at the time and had been in power for 49 years.
1986 - The “Mir” Space Station is launched
The Soviet vehicle was the world's first modular space station and remained in orbit for 15 years.
1985 - Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashes
All 148 people on board died in the accident that was blamed on pilot error.
1945 - U.S. troops land on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima
The photo showing 4 marines erecting a U.S. flag on the island has become one of the best-known images of World War II.
Historic Trivia pickIn 1850, the state of Michigan's constitution read, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state," inadvertently legalizing slavery as an appropriate punishment for crime. It was not until 1963 when the comma was shifted from its position after servitude to a position after slavery, outlawing slavery as punishment for crime
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