On this date, February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
In other events that year, the most oft-repeated phrase for the rest of 1878 was, “TURN THAT RACKET DOWN!”
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On this date, February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
In other events that year, the most oft-repeated phrase for the rest of 1878 was, “TURN THAT RACKET DOWN!”
Lynn Pryor 