This Week In History

[Eclectic]

In 1887, German immigrant Emile Berliner (1851-1929) working in Washington, D.C, invented a system of recording which could be used over and over again, and from which many copies of the original recording could be made. Berliner also switched from a cylinder type medium to the flat disk or record. Berliner patented the gramophone. Another inventor, Elridge Johnson patented a spring motor for the gramophone. The motor made the turntable revolve at an even speed -- no more hand cranking of the gramophone...

 

[Evil Dynovac]

Big frikken deal. My technic turntable would kick that things ass. Why do I owe them any props? For making shitty record players?

Pffffft!

 

[Eclectic]

pssst!

You forgot the ""

N00bs will be confuzzled.

 

[Evil Dynovac]

What else happened today their Einstien? You think you can edumacate me even more! Go on and try! I dare ya!

 

[Eclectic]

January 6th in History
1535: City of Lima (Peru) founded by Francisco Pizarro
1838: Samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph
1912: New Mexico becomes 7th American state
1945: The Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes, starts
1972: Vladimir Bukovski is exiled from USSR


January 6th birthdays
1412: Joan of Arc, French martyr
1745: Jaques Montgolfier, French inventor who built first hot air balloon
1832: Gustave Dore, French illustrator
1878: Carl Sandburg, American poet
1913: Loretta Young, American film actress
1931: Edgar Laurence (aka. E.L.) Doctorow, American writer.

 

[IgStar]

my moms b-day is today too.

there, I just educated you.

 

[Eclectic]

It's also Christmas Eve for those who follow the Julien calender.

 

[Evil Dynovac]

Damn I just gots schoolded!

My Ukranian co-worker is all dolled up because she's going out to foriegn Christmas tonight. My Italian in-laws have a religious holiday tonight. We're going over there for some dinner.

 

[Soundstream]

Originally posted by Eclectic
1945: The Battle of the Bulge

And for many, the war still rages on.

Cheers ... Ian

 

[zoo]

Originally posted by Evil Dynovac
Damn I just gots schoolded!

My Ukranian co-worker is all dolled up because she's going out to foriegn Christmas tonight. My Italian in-laws have a religious holiday tonight. We're going over there for some dinner.

what the hell is foreign christmas?

it's slavic christmas tomorrow you jew

 

[The Tesseract]

Originally posted by Soundstream
And for many, the war still rages on.

Cheers ... Ian

especially after the christmas holidays...

 

[Evil Dynovac]

Originally posted by zoo
what the hell is foreign christmas?

it's slavic christmas tomorrow you jew

Hey! I'm no dirty jew you fucking fag!

Foriegn Christmas. You know? It's the Christmas for all the people who look white but aren't really white.

 

[Stan]

Originally posted by The Tesseract
especially after the christmas holidays...

And looking at the hawt girl thread...