SEM timeline By michaeljames1117 Jan 1, 1858 1858 – Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens Jan 1, 1906 1906 – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. Jan 1, 1919 1919 – Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. Jan 1, 1920 1920 – First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. Jan 1, 1926 1926 – RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Jan 1, 1927 1927 – Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. Jan 1, 1927 1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded Jan 1, 1929 1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. Jan 1, 1934 1934 – Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. Jan 1, 1939 1939 – First television is sold. Jan 1, 1943 1943 – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. Jan 1, 1948 1948 – Televisions are in over one million homes. Jan 1, 1949 1949 – Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. Jan 1, 1951 1951 – Color television is introduced. Jan 1, 1952 1952: Best Comedienne (Lucille Ball) Jan 1, 1955 Opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California in 1955. Jan 1, 1955 1955: Best Actress in a Continuing Performance, I Love Lucy (Lucille Ball) Jan 1, 1955 1955 – Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. Jan 1, 1960 1960 – Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. Jan 1, 1961 1961 – Six Flags opens in TexasFirst regional theme park Jan 1, 1964 1964 – Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports Jan 1, 1968 1967& 1968: Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series, I Love Lucy Jan 1, 1970 1970, band split (beetles) Jan 1, 1971 Developed Disney World in Orlando, Florida in 1971. (First of the four parks.) Jan 1, 1972 In 1972, the name is changed to Nike. Jan 1, 1972 1972 – Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. Jan 1, 1973 1973 – Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. Jan 1, 1980 1980, Lennon murdered Jan 1, 1980 1980 – The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Jan 1, 1981 1981 – First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales Jan 1, 1981 1981 – MTV debuts Jan 1, 1982 1982 – purchased Capitol Wrestling from father, later called World Wrestling Federation Jan 1, 1982 1982 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums Jan 1, 1983 1983 – First compact disc is released Jan 1, 1984 1984 – The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. Jan 1, 1985 1985 – Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced Jan 1, 1986 1986 launched the Oprah Winfrey ShowGrossed $125 million by end of first year Jan 1, 1989 1989 – Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. Jan 1, 1995 1995 – First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) Jan 1, 1996 1996 – Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. Jan 1, 1997 1997 – Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident Jan 1, 1999 1999 – Oxygen channel (Oprah)