Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound (this is considered to be Edison's first great invention).

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According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.

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A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.