sem timeline By rwilson123 Feb 7, 1858 Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens Feb 7, 1906 1906 – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. Feb 7, 1919 1919 – Development of recording of sound on motion picture film Feb 7, 1920 1920 – First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts Feb 7, 1926 1926 – RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Feb 7, 1927 1927 – Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. Feb 7, 1927 1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded Feb 7, 1929 1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks Feb 7, 1934 1934 – Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. Feb 7, 1939 1939 – First television is sold Feb 7, 1943 1943 – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. Feb 7, 1948 1948 – Televisions are in over one million homes. Feb 7, 1949 1949 – Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. Feb 7, 1950 1550-1700 – Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. Feb 7, 1951 1951 – Color television is introduced Feb 7, 1955 1955 – Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. Feb 7, 1960 1960 – Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world Feb 7, 1961 1961 – Six Flags opens in Texas Feb 7, 1964 1964 – Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike Feb 7, 1971 1971 – The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build Feb 7, 1972 1972 – Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women Feb 7, 1973 1973 – Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. Feb 7, 1980 1980 – The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow Feb 7, 1980 1980 – CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network Feb 7, 1980 1980 – Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television Feb 7, 1981 1981 – First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales Feb 7, 1981 1981 – MTV debuts Feb 7, 1982 1982 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums Feb 7, 1983 1983 – First compact disc is released Feb 7, 1984 1984 – The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable Feb 7, 1985 1985 – Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced Feb 7, 1989 1989 – Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc Feb 7, 1995 1995 – First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) Feb 7, 1996 1996 – Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. Feb 7, 1997 1997 – Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident