Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of “Scientific American.”
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Pearl Harbor was attacked.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Justin II of Byzantine adopted Tiberius, his general, and proclaimed him Caesar.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
