This Day in History Entry #362

January 13th, 2016 by Wordsman

Pagliacci beyond opera’s halls
E. Caruso unbounded by walls
Waves were sent out to sea
And to Bridgeport, CT
Maybe someday to Niagara Falls

Event: Lee de Forest conducts the first ever public radio broadcast, transmitting a performance of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci from the New York Metropolitan Opera House
Year: 1910
Learn more: Birth of public radio broadcasting