Monday, November 29, 2010
Almanac of Absurdities for 11/29
On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrates his Phonograph for the first time, and starts the record business, yet another of Edison’s crimes. 1890, first Army-Navy Football Game. Navy creams Army 24-zip. Birthdays: Christian Doppler of the Doppler Effect, Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theatre, and Denny Doherty of the Mamas and the Papas.
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