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TV History
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Moving Silhouette Images
Charles Jenkins, an inventor from Dayton, Ohio, invented a mechanical television system called radiovision and claimed to have transmitted the earliest moving silhouette images on June 14, 1923. Charles Jenkins publicly performed his first television broadcast transmission, from Anacosta, Virginia to Washington in June, 1925 -
First TV Demonstration
On January 26, 1926 Baird gave what is widely recognized as being the world's first demonstration of a working television system, to members of the Royal Institution and a newspaper reporter from The Times, at his laboratory in 22 Frith Street, Soho, London -
General Electric Octagon
The General Electric Octagon was one of the more popular TV's in this era and not because it was new. This tv also had a built in radio. -
Calling His Shot
Babe Ruth steps up to the plate. He points his finger out to center field. He gets ready for the next pitch. And on that pitch, he smacked the ball around 440 feet for a big Homerun. Nobody knows exactly what the Babe was pointing at but it is one of the pivital moments in Baseball. -
NBC
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast network NBC.NBC News aired the first news program in American broadcast television history on February 21, 1940. The group's broadcasts are produced and aired from the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, NBC's headquarters in New York. -
First TV AD
The first TV commercial ever aired on July 1, 1941, during a baseball game featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The ad was for Bulova watches and featured a watch face superimposed over a map of the U.S. A voiceover for the commercial said "America runs on Bulova time." The company paid $9 to run the ad. -
Cable TV
Community antenna television (now called cable television) was started by John Walson and Margaret Walson in the spring of 1948. Walson connected the mountain antennae to his appliance store via a cable and modified signal boosters. -
First Remote Control
Early in the 1950s it was apparent that no one really liked to get up and down out of the easy chair over and over each evening to change channels on the TV set! Zenith created the First Remote Control for their TV's so people won't have to get up anymore. -
Color TV
This first color program was a variety show simply called, "Premiere." The show featured such celebrities as Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, Faye Emerson, Arthur Godfrey, Sam Levenson, Robert Alda, and Isabel Bigley -- many of whom hosted their own shows in the 1950s. -
First Color Commercial
The first color commercial was aired in 1954. It was an advertisement for CBS and it lasted for 30 seconds. -
VCR's
The VCR technology was at the end of its time when it was created. Even though it was at the end of its time, it revolutionized the TV industry for the next fifty years. -
The Debate
It was 1960. The two presidential nominations were Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. This was one of many of the presidential debate and many of these debates were won by Kennedy because he, unlike Nixon, spoke to the camera. Because of this, Kennedy became president. -
Flat Screen TV
Believe it or not, the history of flat screen TV started way back in 1964 by scientists at the University of Illinois. They were the first ones to discover plasma technology. They wanted a different flat screen monitor that had a better picture quality. -
First Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl was held between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were destroyed by the Packers 35 to 10. This event was watched by 60 million people. A one minute add cost anywhere from75 to 85 thousand dollars. -
First Man on the Moon
Niel Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two people to step on the moon. It was big because it was a race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Once Armstrong stepped on the Moon, he stated, "One small sep per man, one giant leap for mankind." -
SNL
SNL was one of the first live sketch shows every. Many of the famous actors that youu know today like Adam Sandler and Chris Rock were on SNL -
First True LED TV
The first true LED TV was created by a man named J.P. Mitchell. This TV was very different then your big back old screen TV's. -
LCD TV
The Sharp Coorperation Developed the worlds first 14-inch color LCD TV. The LCD model was called the Crystaltron -
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is one of the longest airing shows of all time and plus, its an animated show. Created by the Fox company this show has grown more popular over the years and it is known in almost every household. -
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was about a street smart teenager, Will Smith, from West Philly who moves to his aunt and uncles house in their wealthy Bel-Air Mansion. HIs lifestyle often clashes with his relatives -
DVR
TiVo introduced the first DVR to the marketplace at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 1999 and shipped the first models to stores that March. -
VOD
Cable providers offered VOD as part of digital subscription packages, which by 2005, primarily allowed cable subscribers to only access an on-demand version of content that was already provided in linear distribution. Included in these packages were "extras" and "bonus footage" rather than full episodes of television shows. -
JerryTron
The Dallas Cowboys had a new and improved stadium. But they also had a new jumbotron. It was 160 ft wide and 72 ft tall. -
3D
The first 3D TV is released by Samsung. I requires you to where 3D glasses and if you don't, the TV is blurry and it can be hard to see.