Feb. 19 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone. Edison, who also invented the incandescent light bulb and motion picture camera, died in 1931. In 1922, ...
Did you know that one of Fort Myers most famous residents is indirectly responsible for Hollywood becoming a movie mecca? Thomas Edison spent winters in Fort Myers from 1885 until his death in 1931, ...