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3 days ago

Today in History: February 19, Edison issued a patent for the phonograph

Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. Also on this date: In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1847, the first rescuers reached members of the Donner Party, who had been snowbound in the Sierra Nevada near the California-Nevada border for nearly four months.
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fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 weeks ago

Exhibition opens Friday on alternative visions for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal

An exhibition in Red Hook presents Pratt student designs proposing alternatives for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal amid competing maritime-restoration and housing-focused proposals.
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