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20-Oct-2017
Lucky things that happened on 'unlucky' Friday the 13thby Harley Jones |
 Excerpt from an article by Brian Hickey, PhillyVoice.comLucky things that happened on 'unlucky' Friday the 13th: The accordion was patented on a Friday the 13th in January 1854 right here in Philadelphia! (Editor: original patent date in the USA). And, say what you will – the accordion is gonna have a birth of coolness, just you wait and see. (Editor: further background) Since 2009, each May 6th, the CIA has been promoting World Accordion Day. The first World Accordion Day was held on 6th May 2009, marking the 180th birthday of the accordion - May 6th 1829, was the date the accordion was first patented, in Vienna, Austria, by Cyrillius Demien. |