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Telephone Communication is Pioneered
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created the first working phone system. The system reached about 6 miles in radius. -
First TV Broadcast
The first live broadcast of an image, was a picture of a weather map, and it was sent from Arlington, Virginia to Washington D.C. This was not much of a feat at the time, however, it became one of the most mainstream forms of entertainment only about two decades later. -
Animated Entertainment is Born
In 1937, Walt Disney Studios created the first fully animated movie, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. This film used fully hand-drawn animations, which were pieced together frame by frame. -
Regular Programming on TV Begins
The first show to be broadcast, Faraway Hill (shown in picture), appeared on the Dumont network, which featured soap operas until it's shutdown in 1956 -
First Broadcast in Color
The Marriage was the first show broadcast mostly in color and had no episodes in black and white when it was first broadcasted. -
ARPAnet was Developed
After the Soviet Missile Crisis, the U.S. wanted to be able to link computers and share data or communicate remotely in case the Soviets planned to eradicate the telephone system. This system quickly grew after about 1970 and the web was born -
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg was the first eBook ever created, and it was a digital copy of the U.S. constitution -
First Video Game System is Invented
In 1972, the Magnavox Odyssey by Atari, which featured "Brown Box." This was shorty followed up when Atari released Pong, which is more commonly thought of as the first video game -
Roland TR-808 is Manufactured
From 1980 to 1983, the Roland TR-808 was mass produced. The TR-808 was the first drum machine to ever be seen in a pubic market, and it's sounds inspire much of today's Hip-Hop and Pop -
Internet Becomes Mainstream
In 1992, students in Illinois created a complex browser/search engine they called Mosaic. Mosaic made it easy for anyone to browse the internet and find websites rather than just a normal search engine -
Amazon is Founded
In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, which is currently the most influential company on Earth -
First True Social Media is Launched
SixDegrees.com was released in 1997 and it was the first website that allowed users to upload profile pictures, communicate with other users, and post on a public board. -
Rhapsody is Released
Rhapsody, now known as Napster was the first music streaming service on the internet. It was designed to be able to share mp3 files with other people. It was shut down in 2001 and was followed up by Spotify in 2008 -
YouTube is Launched
YouTube was launched on February 14th of 2005, and quickly became the most popular video streaming site on the internet. The first video, titled "Me at the zoo," was uploaded on April 23rd, 2005. -
PewDiePie Joins YouTube
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