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Philo Farnsworth made the first television ever made.
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The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television license to Charles Jenkins.
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Charles Jenkins broadcast the first tv commercial.
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About 200 hundred television sets are in use world-wide.
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Color television introduced in the U.S.
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The FCC releases the NTSC standard for black and white TV.
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Robert Adler invents the first practical remote control called the Zenith Space Commander, proceeded by wired remotes and units that failed in sunlight.
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The first prototype flat screen TV was invented during the month of July in 1964.
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There are 900 million television sets in use around the world.
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By 2006, the transistors used to create LCD flat screens had progressed to the point that they were able to feasibly compete with plasma screens.
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By August 2009, LCD flat screens dominated the TV market, with plasma screens accounting for only 12 percent of TV sales, they're the most popular style of tv.