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Historical Events in December 1877

  • Dec 2 Camille Saint-Saëns' opera "Samson et Dalila" premieres in Weimar

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Dec 6 Thomas Edison records himself reciting "Mary had a little lamb"

Inventor Thomas Edison
Inventor
Thomas Edison
  • Dec 6 Washington Post publishes 1st edition

Historic InventionThomas Edison's Phonograph

Dec 7 Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph (gramophone) to the editors of "Scientific American"

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Thomas Edison with his second phonograph, photographed in 1878
Thomas Edison with his second phonograph, photographed in 1878
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Dec 16 Anton Bruckner's 3rd Symphony in D, premieres

Composer Anton Bruckner
Composer
Anton Bruckner
  • Dec 22 Thomas Edison's phonograph is announced by Scientific American
  • Dec 22 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass)
  • Dec 24 Thomas Edison files a patents for the phonograph
  • Dec 26 Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention
  • Dec 28 John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill

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Dec 30 Johannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna

Composer and Conductor Johannes Brahms
Composer and Conductor
Johannes Brahms


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