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Period: Feb 7, 1550 to
Outdoor Entertainment introduced
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
1st paid baseball game
Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. -
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. -
sounds in motion picture
Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
radio with egularly scheduled broadcasts.
First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
RCA
RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
televison picture
Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. -
CBS
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded. -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
Wheaties
Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. -
1st televison sold
First television is sold -
pro girls baseball team formed
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. -
televisons spread
Televisions are in over one million homes. -
Babe Zaharias endorsement
Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. -
Color TV
Color television is introduced. -
Disneyland
Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. -
TV keeps spreading
Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
Six Flags Opens
Six Flags opens in Texas -
Nike
Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike. -
Magic Kingdom Opens in Walt Disney World
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
Title 9
Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. -
Buffalo Bills Stadium
Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. -
boycott summer olympics
The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. -
CNN Launched
CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
IBM available
First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
MTV debuts
MTV debuts -
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums -
1st compact disc
First compact disc is released -
Olympics are commercialized
The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. -
Nintendo introduced
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
Time Warner Inc.
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
TV program delivered via webcast
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Olympic Park bombed
Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. -
Princess Diana killed
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident