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Wycliffe translates the Bible in English
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Laurens Janszoon Koster invents movable metal type, known as the Gutenberg Printing Press.
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England, under Henry VIII, splits from the Catholic Church; the
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English settlers establish the Jamestown colony, a commercial
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The Puritans, a breakaway group of the Church of England,
establish the Plymouth colony in what is now Massachusetts. -
England, under Charles I, extends licensing to all printed
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Milton publishes Areopagitica, his arguments against state
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Hobbes publishes Leviathan
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John Locke publishes the Treatises on Government
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Cato's letters
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Civil War begins at Fort Sumpter (Charleston, SC)
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Battle of Gettysburg (turning point in the war)
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Don Ameche and Henry Fonda invent the telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell speaks through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room.
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Thomas Edison receives first U.S. patent for audio recording and reproduction.
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Sarnoff establishes NBC
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Passage of the Radio Act of 1927; government controls all
channels and uses of radio for “the public interest, convenience, and necessity.” The Act establishes the Federal Radio Commission, appointed by the President. The Act overlooks “chain broadcasting.” Networks flourish. -
CBS established; Paley creates the network option
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President Roosevelt begins the Fireside Chats
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Passage of the Communications Act of 1934 creates the Federal
Communications Commission; puts radio and telephone regulation under
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First FM radio station established
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War of the Worlds radio broadcast
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D-Day; Allies invade western Europe
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FCC releases Siepmann’s report, “Public Responsibility of
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Ronald Reagan is elected President
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Operation Desert Storm