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Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics
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Development of recording of sound on motion picture film
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First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts
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RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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- Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent.
- The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded
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Color television is introduced
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII.
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Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike.
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Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women
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Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium.
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- First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales
- MTV makes its debut
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The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable.
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Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.