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National Collegiate Athletic Association
This association was formed to govern collegiate athetics -
Motion Picture Advancements
Development of recording of sound on a motion picture. -
Commercial Radio
First commercial radio stations with regularly schedualed broadcasting. -
Closing Amusement Parks
The stock market crash leads to the Great Depression causeing 3/4th of amusement parks to close. -
Lou Gehrig
He appeared on a Wheaties box -
Television
Color television is introduced -
Blue Ribbon Sports
Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon sports, which is later renamed Nike. -
Buffalo Bills' Football Field
Rich Foods pays 60,000 per year to have the naming rights of the Buffalo Bills' football field. -
U.S. Boycott
The U.S. boycotts the Summer Olypmics in Moscow -
CNN
CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network. -
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Prince Charles and Diana are married on international television. -
MTV
MTV debuts -
CD
The first compact disc is released. -
First Television on Internet
The first television program is delivered on the Internet(aka webcast) -
Atlanta, Georgia
Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia is bombed. -
Nintendo GameCube
The Nintendo GameCube is relased to the public. -
GameBoy Advance
The GameBoy Advance is introduced. -
Six Degrees
The first modern social networking site, Six Degrees, is shut down. -
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is created. -
iPod
The first iPod is released.