U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 14

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 14

WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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FRIDAY, MAY 14: FIRST PHONOGRAPH RECORD

Profile America -- Friday, May 14th. The first disc-type phonograph record was demonstrated publicly this month in 1888. The invention of Emile Berliner of Washington, D.C., was called a gramophone and used a flat disc of grooves to reproduce sound, rather than the cylinders of the day. These proved easier to duplicate for the mass market. A few years later, Berliner helped found what would become the Victor Talking Machine Company. The era of the disc phonograph record lasted about a century, until replaced by compact discs in the 1980s. Now, CD sales have fallen from more than $13 billion in 2000 to about $5.5 billion, as consumers turn to downloaded digital music. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:
Kane's Famous First Facts, 7006
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1103

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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