On this day: August 22

POSTED: 03:42 PM PDT Aug 20, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 21, 2012 

Teddy Roosevelt goes for a historic ride, tennis player Althea Gibson breaks racial barriers, The Supremes hit No. 1 for the first time and Nolan Ryan notches his 5,000 career strikeout, all on this day.

OTD August 22 - Victrola
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Library of Congress

1906: The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, N.J., begins to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sells for $200.

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