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Fans paid to attend a baseball game
1858 – Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. -
NCAA was formed
1906 – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. -
First commercial radio stations
1920 – First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
Stock Market Crash
1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
Lou Gehrig appeard
1934 – Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. -
First TV was sold
1939 – First television is sold. -
GPBL was formed
1943 – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. -
Babe Zaharias signed a contract
1949 – Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. -
Color TV is introduced
1951 – Color television is introduced -
Disneyland in Anaheim opens
1955 – Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. -
Over 100M TV are in homes
1960 – Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports(Nike)
1964 – Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike. -
Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney opens
1971 – The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
Title lX is enacted
1972- Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. -
The US boycotts the Summer Olympics
1980 – The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. -
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married
1980 – Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
MTV debuts
1981 – MTV debuts -
First IBM Computer is available
1981 – First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20m
1982 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums -
First compact dis is released
1983 – First compact disc is released -
Nintendo system is introduced
1985 – Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
First television provice Internet
1995 – First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed
1996 – Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. -
Princess Diana is killed
1997 – Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident -
Euro curreny is introduced
January 1, 2002 - The Euro currency is introduced in 12 EU member states -
George W. Bush speaks of an axis of evil
January 29, 2002 - George W. Bush speaks of an 'axis of evil'. -
Us led coup in Venezuela
April 11, 2002 - US led coup in Venezuela, however Hugo Chavez is soon reinstated as president -
Brazil wins the FIFA 5th time
June 30, 2002 - Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup for a record fifth time. -
Gerhard Schroeder reelected as German chancellor
September 22, 2002 - Gerhard Schroeder reelected as German chancellor