The Daily Flashback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Q7k-A5R-g 1877: Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph.1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obBjJ7n6S2M 1789: New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.1873: Budapest was formed when the rival cities of Buda…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk 1863: President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ 1915: Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.1952:…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76pYZjhVylw 1926: The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations, broadcasting a four-hour…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1cEg8NWRvw 1789: In a letter to a friend Benjamin Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqQx0rPzU9w 1857: The first issue of Atlantic Monthly was published.1958: Elvis Presley's hit "Hound Dog" - with "Don't Be Cruel" on the…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7787Pyw178 1793: In Paris, the Louvre Museum opened to the public for the first time. 1805: The Lewis and Clark expedition - which began…