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  Baird's company broadcast the first transatlantic television signal from London to New York.
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  Audio Tape is developed in Germany
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  The first large automatic digital computer is built at Harvard.
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  More average American homes have black and white televisions.
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  FCC approves color TV.
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  Acts and styles of music not heard on AM station began to be broadcasted on FM stations, which drew many people to listen to FM radio.
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  ARPANET was implemented by the US Department of Defense, which connected numerous computers across the department.
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  VRX-1000 was developed by the Ampex Corporation.
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  By late 1980's, almost all televisions were color.
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  The first online newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, was released.
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  James Russell evolved the CD from multiple optical mediums.
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  Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.
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  DVDs become more popular and begin to replace VHS.
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  Cellphones and cellular technology use rises.
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  The first satellite broadcast in the US launched.