Ian’s timeline

  • First newspaper in Europe

    First newspaper in Europe
    On January 15, johann carolus published the first newspaper in wolfenbuttle. Lucas schutle was the one to write this paper
  • First public library

    First public library
    Ben Franklin founds the first public library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company has accumulated one of the most significant collections of history manuscripts and printed material in the United States
  • First telegraph line

    First telegraph line
    Samuel Morse was the one who sent the telegraph line on may 24, 1844. It was sent from Washington to Baltimore
  • First telephone use

    First telephone use
    Alexander graham bell speaks into the first telephone ever created. He used it to talk to Mr. Watson. The first long distance call was on August 10, 1876
  • Radio

    Radio
    Radio reached its golden age during the 1930s when by 1934 half of the homes in the U.S. had radios. Radios were an important invention that aloud news to get to the public very easily
  • Computers

    Computers
    Americans purchased 415,000 pcs for home and business in 1980. Computers helped people calculate stuff when they first came out. Computers are still used every day to do many different things
  • Olympic Games are televised

    Olympic Games are televised
    CBS paid 50,000 for the right to broadcast the games in the United States, and marked the first time the Olympic Games were televised to the people
  • Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon is televised in color

    Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon is televised in color
    Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon on July 20. There was a camera mounted on the side of the Apollo 11 lunar module that televised the first step
  • Internet

    Internet
    The internet and cable television driven a demand for more information on more obscure things. The internet is used world wide everyday and without it we would not be able to really do anything.
  • iTunes first online music store

    iTunes first online music store
    April 28 was the date that iTunes released its first online music store. It is the largest music vendor in the United States and it still used to day to purchase music to your device