Today in Entrepreneurial History: August 14

By Dane Carlson on August 14, 2012 in History

1885 – Japan’s first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
1888 – An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan’s “The Lost Chord”, one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison’s phonograph in London, England.
1893 – France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.

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