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Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his Pantelograph and becomes the first to transmit still images over wires.
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At the World's Fair in Paris, the first international congress of electricity was held. This is where television got its name.
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Lee de Forest invents the Audion vaccuum tube that proved essential to electronics. This was the first tube that had the ability to amplify signals.
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Used cathode ray tube to portray television images.
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The first eletronic television was successfully demonstrated in San Fransisco.
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The first tv station was named W3XK and it was owned by Charles Jenkins.
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CBS is founded by William Paley
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Charles Jenkins designed the first TV commercial and the BBC began regular TV transmissions.
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There are nearly 40,000 tv sets in the U.S. and 9,000 of them are in New York City alone.
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Along with 200 sets distributed worldwide, the first experimental coaxial cables were laid between New York and Philadelphia.
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Electronic black and white television began broadcasting in the U.S.
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In the 50's, there were over 7 million TV sets sold worldwide.
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The TV series, "The World Is Yours!" with Ivan Sanderson was the first colored tv series to be broadcasted.
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CBS aired the first baseball game in color. The game was between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves.
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NBC broadcasts the first coast to coast colored program.
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Wizard of Oz had its first airing on tv.
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By the end of 1957, 150,000 colored tv sets were sold.
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The first split screen broadcast occured on the Nixon and Kennedy debates.
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The first TV transmission from the Moon occurredwith 6,000,000 million people viewing.
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VHS home recording format is introduced.
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Bill Rasmussen gave America its first 24-hour sports network in 1979
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MTV broadcasted for the first time.
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Dolby surround sound for home sets is introduced.
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Chicago's Public WTTW is the first station to air television in stereo sound full-time.
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The Cosby Show began its 8 season streak in this year.
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FOX broadcasting is established.
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Full House began its 8 season streak in this year.
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201 million tv sets are in the U.S.
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The first flat screen was introduced.
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The American people made the switch to an all digital viewing.
