Timeline about mass media 100 points

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  • 600

    Egyptian papyrus scrolls

    Egyptian papyrus scrolls
  • 1440

    Gutenberg press

    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.