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Although not 100% certain, historians believe the first published newspaper in the world came from America, in Boston, called Publick Occurences.
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The first functioning camera ever was made by Nicephore Niepce, using a piece of paper coated in sodium chloride.
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The first telephone call in the world came from Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant after his completion on the Telephone.
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While it's short at just 2.11 seconds, it is indeed a video. This was called the Roundhay Garden Scene, which was created by French inventor Loius Le Prince.
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One of the first major motion pictures, made in France. This is easily the most recognizable early film, and was a big inspiration into future movies.
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The world's first wireless radio transmission came from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
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The world's first working electronic television was invented by a 21 year old inventor, named Philo Farnsworth.
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Konrad Zuse designed the first ever functional computer in his parents living room. The computer was referred to as the Z1.
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Lowell Thomas hosted the first TV News Broadcast on WNBC in NYC.
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The Magnavox Odyssey was the first gaming console, although short lived, it was a major breakthrough for all video games and technology.
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Motorola successfully created a mobile phone, which enabled people to communicate wherever they went, not requiring a home phone with a cord.
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Tim Berners-Lee was a computer scientist who engineered and basically invented the World Wide Web.
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AT&T and NCR Corporations are credited with creating the ever-loved Wifi, which was first intended for cashiers, but then was adapted into a wireless accessibility for the internet soon after.
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The first social media made available to the public was called Six Degrees, which was basically a really really simple Facebook.
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A video called 'Me at the zoo' was posted to YouTube, the first video ever on the site.
