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Vladimir Zworykin patents the iconoscope the television transmission tube and a year later patents the kinescope, the receiver tube.
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John Logie Baird demonstrates the first motion picture in television.
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The first demonstration of television is arranged by Bell Labs and AT&T, when Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover in Washington DC spoke to the president of AT&T in New York. The New York Times reports a clear reception.
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Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first television commercial.
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Iowa State University makes the first television broadcast from an educational institution.
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The coronation of King George VI and the Wimbledon tennis tournament are televised in England. Nine thousand sets are sold in London.
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Dr. Peter Goldmark develops and demonstrates electronic color television.
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CBS and NBC have regularly scheduled programming of approximately 15 hours per week
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CBS broadcasts televised news of the attack on Pearl Habor.
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6,132,000 television sets are sold, making a total of 9,735,000, in 9% of U.S. households.
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The First T.V. show, "I Love Lucy" was broadcasted.
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The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on T.V. for the first time.
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John F. Kennedy holds the first live televised presidential news conference.
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The Muder of John F. Kennedy was broadcated on live T.V..
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The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first Super Bowl game.
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ABC gets the rights from the National Football League to show their games on Monday Night Football, making
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Half the televisions in homes are color sets.
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HBO begins program broadcast by satellite.
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The MTV network premieres.
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David Letterman begins decades of late-night talk show success with Late Night with David Letterman.
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Stereo sound in television broadcasting is available in all major U.S. population centers.