
May 27 in Pop Culture History
1199 – John (December 24, 1166 – October 19, 1216) became King of England. He’s the one who signed The Magna Carta, which was the first document to offer people individual rights.
1796 – The patent (#X0116) for a piano was issued to James Sylvanus McLean of New Jersey, for “an improvement in piano fortes.”
1890 – Two U.S. patents (#428,750,#428,751) for the first jukebox were issued to …