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Outdoor Entertainment
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
Sound
Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
Radio Stations
First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
NBC
RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
Patent
Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. -
CBS
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded. -
Stock Market Crashes
The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
Television
First television is sold. -
Television
Televisions are in over one million homes. -
Color
Color television is introduced. -
Disneyland
Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. -
Television sets
Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
Six Flags
Six Flags opens in Texas -
The Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
CNN
CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
IBM
First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
MTV
MTV debuts -
Thriller
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums -
Compact Disc
First compact disc is released -
Nintendo
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
Time Warner Inc.
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
Webcast
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Princess Diana
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident