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INVENTION ANNOUNCED ON THIS DAY

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The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison,
Alexander Graham Bell‘s Volta Laboratory made several
improvements in the 1880s and introduced the graphophone,
including the use of wax-coated cardboard cylinders and a
cutting stylus that moved from side to side in a zigzag groove
around the record. In the 1890s,
Emile Berliner initiated the
transition from
phonograph cylinders to flat discs with a spiral
groove running from the periphery to near the center, coining
the term gramophone for disc record players.

Edison's Invention of the Phonograph
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)

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VINTAGE ELVIS PRESLEY PHOTO ~


Elvis Presley checking out his very own personalized
"Hound Dog" bike which was given to him in 1957 to
ride around the Paramount studio complex in Hollywood.

The singer and actor had just finished filming Jailhouse
Rock
at Paramount.

Jailhouse Rock.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1976

 What's the Real Story Behind the Mysterious Face on Mars? - Urban Ghosts Media
The "Face on Mars" was first photographed on this day in history, July 25, 1976. (NASA)


A photo from Mars taken by NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft left
people perplexed and wondering about the possibility of
extraterrestrial life. 

Dubbed the "Face on Mars," the image appeared to show a
carving of eyes, nose and a mouth in the Martian region of
Cydonia.

NASA’s website said "the Viking 1 spacecraft (below) was
circling the planet, snapping photos of possible landing
sites for its sister ship Viking 2, when it spotted the shadowy  
likeness of a human face."
      


Viking 1 Orbiter ~ AKSRC

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THE COLONEL HAD A ‘HUMP’ DAY IN EGYPT

KFC's "Colonel Sanders" sight-seeing during his trip to Egypt in the 1970s.

The king of fast-food fried chicken, KFC’s "Colonel Harland Sanders" sight-seeing during his trip to Egypt in the 1970s.

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THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN A BYGONE ERA


John Lennon​ and his son Julian Lennon​ with a Rolls Royce Phantom V (custom paint job) in his garage in 1968.

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