Historical roots in media

  • 1455

    Gutenberg Press

    The Gutenberg press was the first ever mechanical printing press in the world. It was used to make the Bible of Johannes Gutenberg.
  • The first newspaper

    The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, is often recognized as the first newspaper.
  • U.S postal system

    The US postal system was established by second congress and had Ben Franklin as the first ever post mate general.
  • First telephone

    Alex bell created the first ever telephone. By transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically, news and events were just as phone call away.
  • Pacific railway act

    The act passed which authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. This made transportation of mail and news a lot faster and easier.
  • First ever radio news broadcast

    It was on Election Day, it marked the beginning of news on the radio today. It was broadcasted on KDKA, which broadcasted from the rooftop of a Westinghouse Electric building in Pittsburgh.
  • First ever news broadcast on television

    Lowell Thomas hosted the first ever regularly scheduled news broadcast on America television. it was a simulcast of his nightly 6:45 PM NBC network radio news cast.
  • VHS was released

    The JVC was the first made VHS, it was made in Japan and introduce to America 1977.
  • US postal mail truck made

    The Grumman Long Life Vehicle also know as the us postal male truck was made and it created a faster easier way for basic mail to be transported.
  • Release of the game boy

    The Game Boy is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan but it is the first hand held game