marketing timeline By amalina529 Sep 10, 1858 – Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. Sep 10, 1906 – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. Sep 10, 1915 Charlie Chaplin signed with Essanay signed with Essanay for $1,250/week to make 14 films Sep 10, 1919 Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. Sep 10, 1920 First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. Sep 10, 1926 RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Sep 10, 1927 Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent Sep 10, 1927 The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded. Sep 10, 1929 The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. Sep 10, 1934 Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. Sep 10, 1939 First television is sold. Sep 10, 1943 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. Sep 10, 1948 Televisions are in over one million homes. Sep 10, 1949 Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. Sep 10, 1951 color TV introduced Sep 10, 1952 Lucia Ball: Best Comedienne Sep 10, 1955 Disneyland opened (Califiornia) Sep 10, 1955 Lucia Ball : Best Actress in a Continuing Performance, I Love Lucy Sep 10, 1960 The Beatles are formed Sep 10, 1961 Six Flags opens in TexasFirst regional theme park Sep 10, 1964 Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports Sep 10, 1970 The beatles break up Sep 10, 1971 Disney world (orlando) Jan 1, 1972 Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. Jan 10, 1972 Blue Ribbon Sports is changed to Nike. Sep 10, 1973 – Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. Sep 10, 1980 John lennon murdered Sep 10, 1980 The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Sep 10, 1980 CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network Sep 10, 1980 Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television Sep 10, 1981 First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales Sep 10, 1981 MTV debuts Sep 10, 1982 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albumsLargest selling record ever Sep 10, 1983 First compact disc is released Sep 10, 1984 The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. Sep 10, 1985 Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced Sep 10, 1986 launched the Oprah Winfrey Show Sep 10, 1989 Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. Sep 10, 1995 First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) Aug 10, 1996 Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed Sep 10, 1997 Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident