Week of August 28th

Take a look back at this week in History

Episode Transcript

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And now I look back at thisweek in history on iHeartRadio. This Week
in eighteen ninety seven, Thomas Edisonreceives a patent for his movie camera.
Edison had developed the camera and itsviewer in the early eighteen nineties and staged
several demonstrations. Unlike his earlier cameras, Edison's kinetoscope and kinetograph used celluloid film,

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invented by George Eastman in eighteen eightynine. This Week in nineteen sixty
nine, America's first automated teller machineATM, makes its public debut, dispensing
cash the customers at Chemical Bank inRockville Center, New York. ATMs went
on to revolutionize the banking industry,eliminating the need to visit a bank to
conduct basic financial transaction. This Weekin nineteen seventy two, and what was

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billed as the match of the century, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fisher defeats Russian
Boris Spaski during the World Chess Championshipin Rakovic, Iceland, in the world's
most publicized title match ever played.Fisher, a twenty nine year old Brooklyn
Night, became the first American towin the Competitian since its inception in eighteen
sixty six and this week in twothousand and eight. Taking a calculated risk

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to appeal to conservative voters, Republicanpresidential nominee John McCain sets the political world
a buzz when he announces the selectionof Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running
mate. Palin's selection was polarizing andgenerated strong reactions. Ultimately, the Democratic
ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Bidendelivered a decisive victory over McCain and Palin

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in the general election. In histwenty eighteen memoir, McCain, who died
in twenty eighteen, expressed regret atnot choosing Democrat Joe Lieberman as his running
mate, And that's what happened.Thanks for listening to This Week in History
on iHeartRadio.