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Outdoor entertainment
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
Rocording of sound
Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
Commercial Radio
First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
NBC
RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
TV
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. -
TV sold
First TV sold. -
Color TV
Color TV is introduced -
Disneyland
Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build. -
6 Flags
Six Flags opens in Texas
First regional theme park -
Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
CNN
– CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
Prince charles and diana spencer
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
IBM
First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
Thriller
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums -
1st disc realeased
First compact disc is released -
Nintendo
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
MTV
– MTV debuts -
Time Warner
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
TV delievered via Internet
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Princess Diana
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident