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    Cheming gum was patented by a dentist! William Semple patented his early rubbery gum in 1869.

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Sound & Music


On 9th October, 1855, Joshua Stoddard patented the calliope... Read more »

On 19th February, 1878, Thomas Edison patented his Phonograph, which recorded and played back sounds... Read more »

On 4th May, 1886, An improvement in Recording and Reproducing Speech and Other Sounds was patented... Read more »

On 23rd November, 1889, The first fore-runner to the jukebox was installed... Read more »

On 8th June, 1915, Thomas Edison patented his sound-recording apparatus... Read more »

On 12th November, 1931, The Abbey Road recording studios opened their doors... Read more »

On 24th April, 1935, The first electric organ was patented by L. Hammond... Read more »

On 13th June, 1944, A new form of magnetic recording was patented by M. Camras... Read more »

On 23rd October, 2001, Apple unveils the iPod digital music player... Read more »


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