Televisions Past Present and Future By SWAGGER Apr 26, 1939 Television was invented First Television Facts May 9, 1940 First Color Television Peter Goldmark invents 343 lines of a resolution color television system Jun 11, 1969 600 Million Watch Moon Landing July 20, first TV transmission from the moon and 600 million people watch. Mar 15, 1996 One Billion T.V's The FCC approves ATSC's HDTV standard. A billion TV sets world-wide.