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A man named George Carey creates the idea of the television - a machine people would use in their homes to view moving pictures.
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Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison create the photophone - a device that could transfer sound. They aimed for this device to also be able to transfer moving pictures at a higher quality.
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Paul Nipkow uses rotating disks to move multiple pictures through wires.
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The first television was created and viewed at the World Fair in Paris of that year.
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John Logie Baird designs a way to capture moving pictures, thus paving the way for television programs and movies.
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Television was successfully tested publically for the first time between New York and Washington DC.
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The first television station is developed. It is called W3XK and owned by Charles Jenkins.
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By 1936, there are 200 television sets in use, with this number escalating rapidly.
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CBS, the first major television network, is created.
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Televisions were exhibited at the World Fair once again, but this time to be marketed to the public.
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Colour television sets are introduced after many years in the making.
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Neil Armstrong is seen stepping foot on the Moon via televisions all over the world.
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Flat screen televisions begin to replace the first style of television. The first flat screen is created by Panasonic and quickly consumes the television market.
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The era of digital television had begun. America takes the plunge and makes the switch to all-digital television, with the rest of the world following over the next several years.