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On This Day – 30 June

Posted on: Mon 1 Jul 2019

On This Day;

In 1908, “SOS” distress signal becomes the worldwide standard for help.

In 1200, the first sunglasses were invented in China.

In 1979, The Sony Walkman debuts in Japan, making music portable.

And in 1975, Lou Reed releases Metal Machine Music.

Breakfast’s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis discuss these events from history.

 

 

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Image Source: Flickr

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