Mass Media

  • First newspaper comes out

    The first true newspaper in written in English was the London Gazette. The first newspaper in America appeared in Boston in 1690.
  • The camera was invented

    The first partially successful photo of a camera image was made by Nicéphore Niépce, making a very small camera of his own.
  • Phonograph was invented

    Invented by Thomas Edison.
  • First Wireless Radio Broadcast

    By Reginald A. Fessenden. It was transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts to the general public.
  • The first electronic television was invented

    Television was created by a 21 year old named Philo Taylor Farnsworth
  • The first computer was invented

    The Z1 was created by German Konrad Zuse in his parents’ living room.
  • First handheld mobile phone was invented

    Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. Martin Cooper was the first person to make the first mobile telephone call.
  • First iPhone was released

    Invented by Steve Jobs and his team
  • Instagram was released

    Developed by Facebook, Kevin Systrom, and Mike Krieger.
  • Snapchat was created

    Originally called Picaboo, Snapchat was rebranded a few months later.