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Introduction of outdoor entertainment
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
Sounds in movies
Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
Radio starts up
First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
NBC
RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
First electronic television picture
Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. -
CBS
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded. -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
TV gets sold
First television is sold. -
TV hits a million homes
Televisions are in over one million homes. -
Color TV
Color television is introduced. -
Disneyland in Cali
Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
3.8 million visitors come the first year -
TV hits 100 million homes
Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
Six Flags over Texas
Six Flags opens in Texas
First regional theme park -
Magic Kingdom in Orlando
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
CNN launch
CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
Royal Wedding
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
PC hits stores
First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
MTV debuts
MTV debuts -
Thriller hits 20 million
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums
Largest selling record ever -
CD is released
First compact disc is released -
Nintendo is introduced
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
Time Warner Inc.
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
First webcast
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Princess Diana is killed
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident