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January 1, 1900 through December 31, 2017
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Invention of Newspaper
The first movie theater was built in Pittsburgh by John P. Harris and Harry Davis which was also the first theater that was built in America. The name of the theater was Nickelodeon, and it had become a new source of entertainment for the public. It had an effect on the media because since many people would go to movies, they would put ads in before the movie for people to view. This became a new way for people to advertise to the public. -
Invention of Radio
The two first inventors of the radio were James Clerk Maxwell and Heinrich Rudolph Hertz. In the 1860s, they had predicted the existence of radio waves. Overtime the development of the radio would turn into what we know now. The invention of the radio has effected the media because it has given people a faster way of learning whats going on in the world than through the newspaper. -
Flight over Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Lindbergh, was an american aviator and is known for his flight over the Atlantic from New York to France. It took him thirty three hours to travel and the distance was fifty-eight hundred kilometers long. It effected the media because it was a worldwide all inspiring event. -
Invention of Television
The television was first created by a man Philo Taylor Farnsworth at the age of twenty one. He began the creation of the television while he was in high school in order to be able to create a system that could capture moving images. The creation of the television has effected the media the way that we are able to view it. Instead of waiting to through the radio, we are now able to just turn on the tv to see what is going on in the world. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression had lasted from 1929 to 1939, and was the worst economic downturn. It began after the market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers. This had effected the media because it was a major, national and financial catastrophie. -
Orson Wells scares the Nation
On this day Orson Wells had said on the radio that aliens were coming to attack. This scared the entire nation and led to everyone going crazy trying to either prepare for the martians to attack or try to run away as far as possible. This effected the media because it showed at the time how powerful media on the radio can be, because it was the only source for people. It also taught that the media needs to be responsible with what they say, because the people that listen will take it seriously. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The attack was also known for leading to the United States' entry into World War II. The attack had an effect on the media because it unified the country in its war efforts. -
Death of Franklin Roosevelt
In 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had passed away after four momentous terms in office, leaving the Vice President in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. This had effected the media because it was an unexpected death. -
Creation of the Atomic Bomb
Due to threat of Nazi Germans beginning to build their own atomic bombs, a group of american scientists had begun to build there atomic bomb as well. The very first bomb test was taken at Trinity Site near Alamogordo, New Mexico. This affected the media because it was a sign of hope that the war would come to an end. -
Korean War
The Korean war was between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border. This had an effect on the media because america didn't expect to be involved in another conflict. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. This effected the media because it was the first time that cameras were allowed to film during the battles. -
Russia sends first Satellite into Space
The Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. This had an effect on the media because the Russians got ahead of America which scared the country. -
Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6 was the third human spaceflight for the U.S. The mission was piloted by astronaut John Glenn, who performed three orbits of the Earth, making him the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth. This effected the media because you were able to watch him inside the craft as he orbited the Earth. -
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was a former marine and marxist who assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy. According to four federal government investigations and one municipal investigation, Oswald had shot and killed Kennedy using a sniper rifle as the President was traveling through the city in Dallas, Texas. He had a major effect on the media because he was killed on live tv. -
Assassination of President Kenndy
Shortly after noon, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he had driven through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. Bullets had struck the president's neck and head. The governor was also hit in the chest. The media had helped unified the country during the time of deep sorrow. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations. This effected the media because lots of the abuse by police and law enforcement against the peaceful protesters. -
Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.,was an American clergyman and civil rights leader. He was fatally shot and rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. This effected the media because it caused righteous in the major cities. -
Apollo 11 Mission
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. They both landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21, Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. This effected the media because you were able to watch the moon landing. -
Salt Treaty
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War superpowers, on the issue of arms control. This effected the media because it was one of the marks that ended the Clod War. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up its involvement. This had a major effect on the media because it was the first time ever where the public had seen a president resign on live tv. -
Apollo-Soyuz Project
The Apollo-Soyuz Project was the first joint U.S.–Soviet space flight, as a symbol of the policy that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time. It involved the docking of an Apollo Command/Service Module with the Soviet Soyuz 19. It had effected the media because it shown cooperation between the U.S. and the Soviets. -
Death of Elvis
Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. His death was very tragic because of how much of an icon he was, which is how his death effected the media. -
Egypt & Israel Peace Treaty
The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter. This effected the media because it showed that there could be peace in the Middle East. -
Regan gets shot
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as they were leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel.This had effected the media cause it was caught on film. -
Space Shuttle Explosion
On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle and the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, which had consisted of five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This effected the media because it was filmed and shown to the public. -
Reagan's Speech on Berlin Wall
In one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Two years later, deliriously happy East and West Germans did break down the infamous barrier between East and West Berlin. This effected the media because it was an iconic speech in hopes to end communism. -
Creation of the Internet
The internet was a global system that connected all computer networks. Its purpose was to connect the world through the use of communication, and also became a way to provide information to everyone as well. The internet effected the media because it became a new and more powerful way to provide information to the public. Today, more people gain information from the news through the internet rather than through television. -
David Koresh
On February 28, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided Mount Carmel Center. The raid resulted in the deaths of four agents and six Branch Davidians. Shortly after the initial raid, the FBI took command of the federal operation, since the FBI has jurisdiction over incidents involving the deaths of federal agents. Contact was established with Koresh inside the compound. This effected the media because it was shown to the public. -
Death of John Kennedy Jr.
On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. died when the airplane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The two passengers on board, Kennedy's wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren, were also killed. This effected the media because it was another major death in the Kennedy family. -
Twin Towers Fall
On this day, two planes were hijacked by a group of al-Queda terrorists, and crashed into the twin towers in New York City. This event polarize the people, and with the help of the media, changed the course of american politics. -
Creation of Myspace
Myspace is a social networking website that offers an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. It had an effect on the media because it provides a way for the news to directly interacted and provide information to its viewers. -
Creation of Facebook
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and was one of the first forms of social media. The site had become an instant hit and had later became available to the public by late of 2006. It had effected the media because facebook allowed a person to build a story and also allow it build traction and move the story forward which the news could not do. -
Creation of Twitter
Twitter was first created in march of 2006 and was later launched in july by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. The purpose of twitter was a wayof providing people a way of communication through short messages. It is now considered to be one of the most popular social networking services. It effected the media because it allowed to media to give instant access of information, directly to the people. -
Invention of Smart Phones
The very first smart phone was brought to the public by the company Apple and was known as an Iphone. It had become a new and faster way for people to gain instant access to the internet. It effected the media because it gave the news a faster way of providing to the public directly. -
Election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is also known for being the first African American to assume the presidency, which had a major effect on the media. He was also previously the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008. -
Death of Micheal Jackson
On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said he had found Jackson in his room, not breathing and with a barely detectable pulse, and that he administered CPR on Jackson to no avail. His death effected the media because of how much of an icon he was to the public. -
Creation of Instagram
The creator Kevin Systrom, signed into his Apple App Store control panel. With a click, Instagram was available to the world. It had become a new form of social media that allowed users to share photos to others. It has effected the media because it had become a way to provide and gain instant access to imagery of public stories that the media sometimes couldn't do. -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $69 billion in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane on record in the United States.It had effected the media because of the impact that it had. -
Election of Trump
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th presidential election. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence had won the election. This effected the media because it was a surprise victory as it was believed that the democratic party would win. -
California Fires
A series of 29 wildfires ignited across Southern California in December 2017. Six of the fires became significant wildfires, and led to widespread evacuations and property losses. The wildfires burned over 307,900 acres and caused traffic disruptions, school closures, hazardous air conditions, and power outages over 230,000 people were forced to evacuate. This effected the media because it was environmental disaster.
