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Feb 4, 1446
Johannes Gutenburg introduces moveable type printing press in Germany
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Feb 4, 1468
William Caxton produces a book in England with the first printed advertisement
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Henry Mill received first patent for a typewriter
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Ben Franklin prints money after calling for paper currency
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First telegraph line set by Samuel Morse
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James Buchanan's inaguration, first photographed
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination is reported by telegraph and print
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Alexander Bell invented telephone in Boston
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Guglielmo Marconi invents the radio
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Walt Disney produces first full color movie
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Walt Disney produces the first animated feature
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Community antenna television system,early cable
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Computer manufactured in the US
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Audioccassettes are introduced
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Neil Armstrong's walk on the Moon is televised in color globally
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Email is developed
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Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, "founding fathers" of the internet
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen, co-founders of Microsoft
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Color television replaces black-and-white in American homes
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CD's are introduced
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Microsoft Internet Explorer is launched
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Amazon.com launches online shopping
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Ipod and MP3 format compressed digital files debut
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Satellite radio is launched
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3D cellphones are introduced and available in stores