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Feb 7, 1550
Outdoor acitivities
1550-1700 – Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
Fana paid to attend baseball game
Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. -
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. -
Film
1919 – Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
First Commercial
1920 – First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts -
NBC
1926 – RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
Farnsworth
1927 – Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. -
CBS
1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded -
Stock Market Crash
1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
Wheaties Box
Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. -
first t.v sold
1939 – First television is sold -
Girls Baseball
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. -
televisions are everywhere
1948 – Televisions are in over one million homes. -
Babe Didrickson
Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. -
color t.v
1951 – Color television is introduced. -
disneyland
1955 – Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
3.8 million visitors come the first year -
T.v
1960 – Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
six flags
1961 – Six Flags opens in Texas
First regional theme park -
Nike
Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike -
magic kingdom
1971 – The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
Title IX
1972 – Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. -
Rich Foods
1973 – Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. -
US boycotts
1980 – The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. -
CNN
1980 – CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
Prince charles
1980 – Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
IBM
1981 – First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
MTV
1981 – MTV debuts -
Thriller
1982 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums
Largest selling record ever -
Compact disc
1983 – First compact disc is released -
Olympics
1984 – The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. -
Nintendo
1985 – Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
Time and Warner
1989 – Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
t.v program
1995 – First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
GA Bombed
1996 – Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. -
princess diana killed
1997 – Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident