On this day: November 29

Published: Nov 29 2012 01:22:18 AM EST   Updated On: Nov 29 2012 02:00:00 AM EST
Operation Buster-Jangle, Uncle atom bomb test

Edison shows off his phonograph, atom bomb testing heads underground, a chimpanzee orbits the Earth, the Pong craze begins, and the world loses another Beatle, all on this day.