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Happy birthday, phonograph machine!

KUER 90.1 | By Tristin Tabish

Published February 19, 2014 at 1:36 PM MST

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Today in 1878, Thomas Edison got the go-ahead to patent the phonograph machine, also known as the turntable or record player. 136 years later, our heads are still spinning. Cheers to all things vinyl!