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1880
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. -
1889
Danish inventor Valdemar Poulson invents magnetic wire sound recording -
1889
Louis Glass invents the modern jukebox and installs it at the "Palais Royal" saloon in San Francisco where it is an immediate hit. -
1891
The International copyright agreement is adopted between major countries -
1892
Popular music becomes a serious business -
1892
The first "million-seller" song hit was "After The Ball" by Charles K. Harris. -
1895
The Lumiere Brothers use (piano) music with a motion picture program (of short subjects) for the first time at a Dec. 28th -
1896
An orchestra is used with silent motion pictures for the first time in April in London -
1897
British scientist Joseph John Thompson discovers the electron particle within cathode rays -
1897
Guglielmo Marconi is granted his first British patent for wireless telegraphy. -
1887
Emile Berliner invents flat record player -
1897
Shellac gramophone disks developed by Emile Berliner, speeds will vary on discs issued by companies in different countries