Film/Video Timeline By katyisabeast Jan 2, 1803 Earliest forms of movies Sep 24, 1912 Gangster movie Sep 24, 1920 Colored Cartoons Sep 24, 1922 3-D Apr 2, 1925 Conduction of black and white broadcast experiments Oct 19, 1927 First talking film Source Jan 13, 1928 First television broadcast (between London and New York) Source Nov 29, 1946 First TV sitcom (Pinwright's Progress) Source Sep 24, 1948 1st colored newsreel Jun 21, 1951 CBS (1st color program) Aug 1, 1951 Two Sleepy People (First early morning network show) Nov 11, 1951 LA (Videotape introduced) Sep 24, 1953 3-D in color! Sep 24, 1953 3-D cartoons Dec 17, 1953 RCA (Color braodcasting approved by FCC) Apr 2, 1954 Pall Mall company (First color commercial) Apr 15, 1956 First all color network (WMAQ) Sep 26, 1960 First Political Debate (JFK & Nixon) Nov 8, 1972 Lauching of HBO Oct 28, 1984 Launch of pay-per-view Mar 5, 1994 CD Cam introduced Sep 22, 1995 DVD released Jun 16, 1996 Mini DV intoduced Sep 22, 1999 Digital 8 released Sep 22, 2001 Micro MV introduced