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Jan 1, 1500
Introduction of outdoor entertainment (music, dancing, bowling)
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Introduction of outdoor entertainment (music, dancing, bowling)
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fans paid to attend a baseball game
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(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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RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent.
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The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded
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Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks.
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Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box.
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First television is sold
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed
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Televisions are in over one million homes
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Babe Didrickson Zaharias signs endorsement contract for $100,000
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Color television is introduced.
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million
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Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world.
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Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports.
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The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando opens
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equal access to educational opportunities for men and women
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naming rights to the buffalo bills stadium $60,000/a year
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US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow
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Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on television
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First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales
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MTV debuts
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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums
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First compact disc is released
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The Olympics becomes commercialized
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Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced
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Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc
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First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast)
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Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.
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Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident