OTD in 1830 a poem was published, supposedly the first words ever recorded (1878)
On this day in 1830, a poem (later a nursery rhyme) Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Sarah Hale was published. Later in the decade Lowell Mason set the poem to a melody adding repetition in the verses. The poem was the first thing recorded by Thomas Edison on his newly invented phonograph in 1878 and is often said to be the first words ever … Continue reading OTD in 1830 a poem was published, supposedly the first words ever recorded (1878)
