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Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, around 1440 in Mainz, Germany, allowing for mass production of printed materials and sparking a revolution in information sharing.
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Public Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic was published in Boston by Benjamin Harris, marking the start of American newspaper publishing.
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The New York Sun began publishing under Benjamin Day, pioneering the "penny press" model, which made news accessible to the broader public and increased readership significantly.
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Station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, broadcast the U.S. presidential election results, marking the start of radio as a mass media platform.
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NBC broadcast the first legal television commercial for Bulova watches, setting the stage for television as an advertising and entertainment medium.
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The first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon aired, showcasing TV’s role in politics and influencing public opinion.
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The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, classified documents about U.S. involvement in Vietnam, solidifying the press's role as a government watchdog.
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Ted Turner launched CNN as the first 24-hour cable news network, changing the way people accessed news with round-the-clock coverage.
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Tim Berners-Lee made the World Wide Web publicly available, opening the internet to a broad audience and revolutionizing global access to information.
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Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, initially at Harvard University. It grew into a global social media platform, influencing news dissemination and public interaction with media.