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And all further events are also from 1889 until I say otherwise
* May day, or Worker's Day, is first observed.
* Johannes Brahms' performance of "Hungarian Dance" is recorded on an Edison Phonograph cylinder.
(And the RIAA will come bust you if you have an MP3 - just kidding)
* Dishwashing machines are first sold in Chicago.
* "The Sneeze", a groundbreaking film experiment by Thomas Edison, is screened. It features sound effects from a syncronized phonograph player.
(The MPAA will do the same thing as the RIAA if you have a digital copy ).
* The first Bell Telephone logo is introduced.
* 50,000 white settlers pour into Oklahoma during the land rush, with all 1.9 million acres available claimed by sundown.