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Charles Jenkins invented a mechanical television system called radiovision and claimed to have transmitted the earliest moving silhouette images.
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John Baird gave the first demonstration of television to forty people in his lab, the images were of living human faces.
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made by John Baird the first tv begins to mass produce
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1939 World's Fair in New York, where RCA unveiled their new NBC TV studios in Rockefeller Plaza
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Commercial broadcasting finally authorized by the FCC to start on this date. NBC begins with a 10 second "Bulova" (watch) commercial. This first commercial, which simply showed the face of a watch, gave the network a profit of $7.00
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War slows production of TV sets
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Cable is first born in Pennyslavania, allowing a 24/7 feed of television.
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The American Broadcasting Company first aired Saturday morning TV shows for children creating new programming to attract a larger audience.
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The first TV remote control, called the “Lazy Bones,” was developed in 1950 by Zenith Radio Corporation.
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CBS broadcasts a one-hour Ed Sullivan show, but only two dozen CBS sets can receive the color broadcast. By the end of June, RCA demonstrates its electronic color system, and the industry takes notice.
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FCC approves electronic RCA color system, reversing its prior decision to accept CBS mechanical system. It calls this new RCA color system "NTSC" color.
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The first televised Presidential debate on 26 Sep 1960, was watched by over 65-70 million viewers, and is widely credited with erasing Richard M. Nixon's lead over John F. Kennedy.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy is shot on television while in Dallas, TX
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The Apollo 11 space mission landed on the moon and was broadcast on television
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The National Broadcast Center begins to show the news seven days a week
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Athletes from Isreal are attacked and killed by terrorists at the Munich Olympic games.
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More than sixty Americans were taken hostage for over one year by Iranian revolutionaries.
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The Cable News Network begins and is the first "superstation" network.
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The final episode of MASH had over 100 million viewers. And was incredibly popular over its many seasons.
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Chinese Military forces fire upon civilian protestors in Tiananmen Square causing a brutal massacre.
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America begins its campaign in the gulf with bombing runs and ground forces going to stop Sadam Hussein's WMD's
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The beating of Rodney King by police officers along with there being no penalty for them caused citywide riots in LA.
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The History Channel was launched creating another channel that to make money and further increase entertainment
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The Twin Towers in New York City are destroyed by a terrorist attack.
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A 9.0 magnitude sparked a massive tidal wave, or tsunami Indonesia was hit with little advance warning, wiping out entire communities and killing an estimated 280,000 people
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Barack Obama wins over John McCain to become President of the most powerful country in the world.
