Entertainment Evolution

Gutenberg Bible was 1st Printed in Metal Type

Jul 30, 1455

INTRODUCTION OF OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 26, 1550

Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing.

Ist National Flag USA

Jul 30, 1776

Advertising Agency created in London

Jul 30, 1786

1st US Official State Fair

Jul 30, 1849

1ST NC STATE FAIR IN RALEIGH

Jul 30, 1853

First Broadway Musical Performance

Jul 30, 1857

Cinema IDEA invented during Industrial Revolution

Jul 27, 1890

First Portable Projector Camera Invented

Jul 27, 1894

Invented by AUGUSTE and Louis Lemiere

First Permanent Amuzement Park opened

Jul 27, 1895

Edwin Porter created First Short Animation Video

Jul 27, 1905

Reginald Fessenden Invents Wireless Telephone

Jul 30, 1906

Chanel was Created

Jul 30, 1909

First worldwide high couture

Radio Act 1912 enacts three letter codes to Radio stations

Jul 30, 1912

First Night Club, "CAVE", in New Orleans

Jul 30, 1912

First 3D Movie Theater in New York

Jul 30, 1915

PRIVATE Radio Stations SHUT DOWN

Jul 27, 1917

They were taken over by the governtment during WWI; coinside with the war's end.

Development of Recording of SOUND

Jul 26, 1919

Development of recording of sound on motion picture film.

First Commercial Radio Stations

Jul 26, 1920

The first commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts were heard.

KDKA, Transmits first radio commercial broadcast

Jul 30, 1920

Birth of Soap Operas

Jul 30, 1925

NBC Established

Jul 26, 1926

RCA establishes the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

First ALL Electronic Television

Jul 26, 1927

Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent.

CBS was FOUNDED

Jul 26, 1927

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) was founded.

First Feature Length Sound Movie was shown

Jul 27, 1927

"The Jazz Singner"

TELEVISION INTRODUCED TO USA

Jul 27, 1928

TIme Magazine News Casts Formed

Jul 27, 1928

Steam Boat Willy created by Disney; First animated movie

Jul 30, 1928

3/4 of Amuzement Parks Close

Jul 26, 1929

Approximately three-fourths of amusement parks close. The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression.

FIRST TV COMMERCIAL BROADCAST

Jul 27, 1930

First Televised HORSE RACE

Jul 27, 1932

First WORLD"S FAIR

Jul 27, 1933

FCC was established

Jul 27, 1934

1st Television Sold

Jul 26, 1939

1st Television Sold

Batman Cartoon Comes Out

Jul 30, 1939

Radio Journalism Established

Jul 27, 1940

Coverage for WWII

3D Movie Thearter was in Moscow

Jul 27, 1941

1st TV AD

Jul 30, 1946

First Televised Presidential address

Jul 27, 1947

TV's in OVER 1,000,000 homes

Jul 26, 1948

Color Television is Introduced

Jul 26, 1951

"I LOVE LUCY" aired

Jul 27, 1951

Major ROCK and ROLL Concert in Cleveland

Jul 27, 1952

Disneyland in Anaheim, CA OPENS

Jul 26, 1955

Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. The first national theme park drew 3.8 million visitors the first season.

REMOTE Invented

Jul 27, 1956

All-Talk radio became popular

Jul 27, 1960

First SIX FLAGS opens in Texas

Jul 26, 1961

First Six Flags opens in Texas, the first regional theme park.

Polaroid introduced Instant Color Film

Jul 30, 1963

60 MINUTES started production

Jul 27, 1968

Marvel Comics Founded

Jul 30, 1968

WOODSTOCK

Aug 30, 1969

Magic Kindom Opens in Florida

Jul 26, 1971

The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing nearly $375 million to build.

First Reality TV SHOW on PBS

Jul 27, 1971

the show was called "An American Family" only twelve survived.

Sony introduced WALKMAN

Jul 27, 1978

First Legal Casino

Jul 27, 1978

Pixar was created

Jul 30, 1979

Prince Charles and Diana Spencer MARRIED on International TV

Jul 26, 1980

The BOOMBOX Introduced

Jul 27, 1980

IBM Personal Computers available for retail

Jul 26, 1981

MTV DEBUTS

Jul 26, 1981

Michael Jackson's "THRILLER"

Jul 26, 1982

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20 million albums to become the largest selling record ever.

First compact disc is released

Jul 26, 1983

Nintendo is INTRODUCED

Jul 26, 1985

CD's outsold Vinyl records 1st TIME

Jul 27, 1988

Toy Story; First Computer Animated Movie

Jul 30, 1995

One BIllion TV sets worldwide

Jul 27, 1996

1st Harry Potter Book

Jul 30, 1997

Titanic Grossed $658 Million in box office

Jul 30, 1997

MP3 Introduced

Jul 27, 1998

XM radio BEGAN

Jul 27, 2000

iPOD introduced

Jul 27, 2001

BlueRay disc's conceived

Jul 27, 2002

Apple Introduced ITunes Store

Jul 27, 2003

Birth of YOU TUBE

Jul 27, 2005

TWITTER was launched

Jul 27, 2006

Original iPhone Introduced "2G"

Jul 27, 2007

Toshiba stopped development of HD DVD player

Jul 27, 2008

1st Android Phone

Jul 30, 2008

MIchael Jackson DIED

Jun 27, 2009

First IMAX 3D Theater in VanCouver, Canada

Sep 27, 2009