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Jan 1, 1550
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing.
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FANS PAID TOO SEE BASEBALL GAME
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics.
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– Development of recording of sound on motion picture film
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First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts
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– The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks.
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First television is sold
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Televisions are in over one million homes.
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Color television is introduced
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
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Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world
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Six Flags opens in TexasFirst regional theme park
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The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build
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CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network
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– Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television