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1877
Apr 18
| 1877 • Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound, considered Edison's first great invention. Edison demonstrates the device for the first time on November 29. |
1880
Age: 2y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1971
Feb 10
Age: 93y
| 1971 • Six Persian Gulf sheikdoms found the United Arab Emirates. |