29 September 1877 September 28, 2022 Author: Staff Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The great principle which this house ought to guard and cherish is that, when the tax collector comes to the private citizen and takes from him of his wealth for the services of the public, the whole of that money taken shall go for the purposes for which it is intended, and that no private interests, however powerfully they may be organized and however eloquently advocated, shall thrust their dirty fingers into the pie and take the profits for themselves." Winston Churchill — Click here for more from Winston Churchill Related posts: 20 February 1877 9 August 1892 31 August 1897 1 October 1880 16 May 1877 9 July 1877 22 October 1877 24 November 1877 9 July 1877 24 November 1877 Categories: History Tags: 1877, 29 September