November 23 1889,  The first public demonstration of the jukebox — then called the &ldquo

November 23 1889,  The first public demonstration of the jukebox — then called the “nickel-in-the-slot phonograph” occurred at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco.

The kind of jukebox we have today,  is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron’s selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons with letters and numbers on them that, when entered in combination, are used to play a specific selection.