SPORTS & MARKETING TIMELINE By DEJUANTE Jan 1, 1550 Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. Jan 1, 1858 FANS PAID TOO SEE BASEBALL GAME Jan 1, 1906 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. Jan 1, 1919 – Development of recording of sound on motion picture film Jan 1, 1920 First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts Jan 1, 1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. Jan 1, 1939 First television is sold Jan 1, 1948 Televisions are in over one million homes. Jan 1, 1950 Color television is introduced Jan 1, 1955 Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. Jan 1, 1960 Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world Jan 1, 1961 Six Flags opens in TexasFirst regional theme park Jan 1, 1971 The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build Jan 1, 1980 CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network Jan 1, 1980 – Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television