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First Radio BroadcastOn Christmas Eve, 1906, wireless operators on ships off the New England coast experienced the first radio broadcast in the United States. "Out of the midst of Morse code dots and dashes beeping through their headsets came the sound of a voice reading the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke and a violin playing "Silent Night." The voice wished them a merry Christmas, and then the dots and dashes started up again." The voice that was heard that night was that of inventor Reginald Fessenden.
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Thomas Edison's Message to Americans Regarding the Soilders In 1917, when the U.S. became involved in World War I, the Edison Company created a special model of the phonograph for the U.S. Army. This basic machine sold for $60. Many Army units purchased these phonographs because it meant a lot to the soldiers to have music to cheer them and remind them of home.
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Colombia Records introduces new record that allows listeners to enjoy an unprecedented 25 minutes of music per side, compared to the four minutes per side of the standard 78 rpm record.
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Cassette Tapes (RCA) RCA cartridges became the first attempt to put reel-to-reel tape in cartridge form.
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Fist CD
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Compacts Disks outsell vinyl records for the first time.
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Apple launches ITunes music store.
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Introduction to digital music downloadingDigital made up only 1% of total U.S. Albums.
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23%Digital share of total album shares reachedd 23%
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I billion dogotal tracks were purchased in the U.S.
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40% of total album sales in the United States are dgital
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100 million digital albums were purchased for the first time in the United States.
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Digital album sales increased by 15% through August and were expected to reach new highs.
