What Happened in Feb 1878

Pope Pius IX dies

Pius IX lived long enough to witness the death of his old adversary, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in January 1878. As soon as he learned about the... Read more

Thomas Edison Patents the First Phonograph

The phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. In 1877, Edison was... Read more

Count Vincenzo Pecci (Leo XIII) elected Pope

Pope Leo XIII (2 March 1810 - 20 July 1903), born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 257th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church,... Read more