Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio recordings, in this video essay on the ...

On December 7, 1877, Edison conducted the first demonstration of the machine before journalists in New York. Their reception was enthusiastic, and news of Edison’s “speaking phonograph” was widely ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! Writing this column always feels like an adventure, especially after returning from nearly a two-month break.

Nov. 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1783, in Paris, Jean de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first free-flight ascent in a balloon. In 1877, Thomas Edison announced his invention ...

Nov. 29 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated a hand-cranked phonograph that recorded sound on grooved metal cylinders. Edison shouted verses of "Mary Had a Little ...