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Edison issued a patent for the electric incandescent light bulb; wires part of New York with DC current to power street lights and lights in wealthy homes.
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Danish inventor Valdemar Poulson invents magnetic wire sound recording
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Louis Glass invents the modern jukebox and installs it at the "Palais Royal" saloon in San Francisco where it is an immediate hit.
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The International copyright agreement is adopted between major countries
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Popular music becomes a serious business
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The first "million-seller" song hit was "After The Ball" by Charles K. Harris.
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The Lumiere Brothers use (piano) music with a motion picture program (of short subjects) for the first time at a Dec. 28th
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An orchestra is used with silent motion pictures for the first time in April in London
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British scientist Joseph John Thompson discovers the electron particle within cathode rays
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Guglielmo Marconi is granted his first British patent for wireless telegraphy.
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Emile Berliner invents flat record player
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Shellac gramophone disks developed by Emile Berliner, speeds will vary on discs issued by companies in different countries