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Egyptian heiroglyphics. (3300 BC). Important as an early written language, and also portray beliefs and history with varying characters.
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Egyptians invent papyrus (1000 BC). Important for writing, as it could be considered "early paper".
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Sumerian stamp seals (4000 BC). They're important as they not only contribute to written language, but they tell of history as well.
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Sumerian clay tablets (3100 BC). Important as it could be considered a start to overall written language.
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Semitic alphabet in Egypt (1900-1800 BC). Important as it is an early written language. This would lead to more written languages, such as our own.
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Chinese printing developed. Important for printing, and could be considered a predecessor to the Guttenburg Press. They worked with inx imprints.
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Johannes Gutenberg introduces moveable type printing press in Germany. It is important at is reflects modern printing, which means that things didn't have to be repeated on paper.
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Oxford Gazette (first English-language newspaper) in England. Picture is the Oxford (now London) Gazette in 1705. Important for the news for the English culture, and telling of world events.
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Bill of Rights ratified. Important for providing the right to say what one wants, which is very apparent in the modern day.
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Noah Webster is responsible for the first dictionary. Important as it listed all words to be adapted and changed, leading to innovation in the English language.
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. Important for communication, as it could allow people to talk from far distances, rather than writing letters.
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Thomas Edison invents the Phonograph. Important for speaking and recording, which could be applied to things like music or astronomy.
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First telegraph line set by Samuel Morse. Important for communications by utilizing beeps of varying lengths. Used most notably in war.
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George Eastman invents photographic film. Important for movies, among other things. It worked by "capturing" images and applying them to the film.
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Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio. Important for communication and news, as well as entertainment. Worked based on long wavelengths of light.
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Newsreels begin. Important for news. It informed people of modern events without having to buy a newspaper.
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Joseph Maxwell's electric microphone developed. Important for recording and speaking, much more conventional than the phonograph.
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FCC established. Important for content regulation. The Federal Communications Comitee focuses on altering content to fit a viewership under the law.
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The first commercial ever presents a Bulova clock. Important as it would present a new type of marketing and change industry forever.
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The golden age of television.
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Public Broadcasting Act enforced, resulting in channels such as PBS. Important for television. It established publish broadcasting in America.
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The first two nodes of what would become the ARPANET were interconnected. Important for making the largest communications network in the world. This would lead to international understanding and socilializing by its means.
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9/11 attacks immediately broadcasted. Important for the war on terror, and the media followed this as well as the resulting events.
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Instant messaging services. Important for communication. It provided simpler means of speaking than other means.
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Satellite radio launched. Important for mobile entertainment. It would portray a variety of things in the media, and would entertain drivers with music.
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iTunes launched. Important for entertainment.
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Internet as fundraising tool. Important for collaboration. It would mean more completed projects in the world based on a consensus of agreements.
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Facebook launch. Important for social media. It would provide easy means of socializing, and finding friends for the everyday person.
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Youtube launches. Important for, in basics, everything. With a large variety of possible subjects to be tackled in videos, and thus portrays subjects from physics to comedy.
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First iPhone launched. Important with multi-function communications devices. This would set a standard for multi-functional phones and increase their usefulness.
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Internet as campaign tool. Important for politics. This would gather more votes and public opinion by allowing feedback.
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SOPA protest. Important for morale over the internet. The protest was completed lazily, and failed to convince "slacktivists" to protest properly and effectively.
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NSA's spying revealed by Edward Snowden. Important for privacy. This would render more consensus on the gist that the American government was corrupt and broke rules. No decisive actions or protests resulted.
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Ukraine protests livestreamed. Important for politics. It presented history for anyone with access to the internet, and would allow people to witness whatever could happen.
