Timeline about mass media 100 points

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  • Egyptian papyrus scrolls
    600

    Egyptian papyrus scrolls

  • Gutenberg press
    1440

    Gutenberg press

    leads to Protestant Revolution, among other things
  • Dutch Coranto

    Dutch Coranto

    printed in English in 1620
  • Harvard College

    Harvard College

    first press in what would become U.S.
  • Newspapers

    Newspapers

    Ben Harris printed Publick Occurrences, the first newspaper in the English colonies.
  • Samuel Morse granted patent for telegraph

    Samuel Morse granted patent for telegraph

    irst message, May 24: “What hath God wrought?” Second message: “Have you any news?”
  • 1877

    1877

    Thomas Edison introduced the phonograph, which could record and play back sound.