How the Jukebox Got Its Groove

( via Popular Mechanics) On November 23, 1889, a 44-year-old wild-haired inventor named Louis Glass installed in a corner of the bar his newest-fangled contraption: a coin-operated Edison Class M electric phonograph fitted inside a beautiful oak cabinet. Requiring a nickel to play and having four stethoscope-like listening tubes snaking out, Glass’s creation was met with curious glances and willing customers. This was the world’s first jukebox.  Read more at Popular Mechanics.