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A series of photographs can be viewed by stroboscopic disc
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Edison attempts to record picture photos onto a wax cylinder.
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Development of the Cathode Ray Tube by Ferdinand Braun
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Use of cathode ray tube to produce television images
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Patent for the iconoscope, the forerunner of the picture tube.
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RCA conducts black and white broadcasting experiments.
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Initial proposal for color TV broadcast made by George Valensi
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The Blue Network, part of NBC, officially becomes the ABC network.
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the first network kids show, begins on CBS; "Captain Kangaroo"
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A live-action representation of the comic strip Batman is brought to TV and achieves instant success with its star, Adam West.
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ABC airs the first episode of its 26-hour miniseries "Roots".
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MTV: Music Television makes its debut in August.
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NBC's "The Cosby Show" breaks existing records for a network series by commanding $350,000 to $400,000 for 30 seconds of commercial time.
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By the start of year, 98% of U.S. households own at least one TV set, 64% have two or more sets.
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Sony releases Digital 8 video format and the world prepares for Y2K.
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The year of the Digital Disc, aka DVD.
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Blu-Ray DVD's are released in the middle of the year.
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3D movies and 3D television sets arrive.