Today's selected anniversaries: 21st November 2023

Today's selected anniversaries: 21st November 2023

1877:

Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph, a device able to record and play sound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph

1950:

Two trains collided near Valemount, Canada, killing 21 people; the subsequent trial brought future prime minister John Diefenbaker to greater political attention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_River_train_crash

1961:

La Ronde, the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_%28restaurant%29

2009:

An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion

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