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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which made reading more accessible to the public.
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The American colonies' first newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, was published. Four days later the publication was suppressed by the government after only one edition.
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In 1704 the Boston News-Letter was the first continuously published newspaper in the colonies.
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Although there is much debate between Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi, Marconi is widely credited for the invention of the first radio in 1895.
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The first known radio news program is aired on station 8MK in Detroit MI.
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National Broadcasting Company is founded by Radio Corporation of America.
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John Logie Baird helps to invent the worlds first mass produced television set, the "Baird Televisor".
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Thanks to Tim Berners Lee the World Wide Web is no longer exclusive to compurter scientiests!
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IBM releases “Simon”, the worlds first smartphone.
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Apple releases the 1st generation of iPhone 2007. The company has released a new smartphone every year since.
