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Newspapers
"Acta Diurna," is the first ever newspaper; published in Rome around 59 B.C. In 1605, the first ever weekly newspaper begins publication in Antwerp: entitled "Relation." But it's not until March 11th, 1702 - that newspapers began to transition into mass media outlets - when the first documented DAILY newspaper begins publication: "The Daily Courant," by London author Elizabeth Mallet. -
Magazines
In the year 1731, The Gentlemen's Magazine - what many conisder to be the first modern example of a Magazine - is published in England. Ten years later, in 1741 - Benajamin Franklin is inspired to create America's first magazine; "General Magazine." However, he was beaten to the punch by Andrew Bradford, a Boston farmer, with his publication of "American," three days earlier. -
The invention of Lithography
Discovered in 1798 by Alois Senfelder of Munich; Lithography - a planagraphic printing process that makes use of the immiscibility of grease and water - would become highly prominent in the history of graphic design: for without this invention, Billboard Advertisement would've been killed off by the rapid pace technological advancements of the Industrial Revolution. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell creates and succesully tests the Telephone on March 10th, 1876. With this newly created technology - an industry was born; and inventions such as The Television would not have happened with out this strategically important step in our technological history. -
Film
The Kinetoscope was reportedly invented by Thomas A. Edison* and William Dickson in 1891. On October 17th, 1894 - the first Kinetoscope parlor outside of America was introduced in London. The Kinetoscope was the invention that inspired the Lumiere Brothers - the inventors of film - to create "Train Arrives at a Station," the first movie EVER CREATED! -
History of Televised Sporting Events part 1
It was been suspected that the Ancient Greeks performed the first Olympics reportedly aroud 3,000 B.C. However, the archetype of modern day Olypmics (which we have every 4 years) was the Summer Olympic Games in Athens: held on April 6th, 1896. In the 1936 Summer Olypmics (which were held in Nazi occupied Berlin); two different German firms - Telefunken and Fernseh - brought RCA and Farnsworth equipement (respectively) and televised the Olympic games. -
Radio
The first ever radio broadcast is transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts by scientist Reginald A. Fessenden. It was a christmas themed broadcast; which included the singing of Christmas Hymns and a reading of the story of christmas (Luke: 2:1-20). Another broadcast followed it on New Years Eve. -
Television
Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21 year old inventor who didn't live in a house with Electricity until he was 14, invented and demonstrated the first Television Set in San Francisco on September 7th, 1927. It is reported that he actually skectched the first draft of his invention and showed it to his Science Teacher at age 14, after moving into said house which introduced him to the concept of Electricity. -
The Superbowl AD (History of Televised Sporting Events Part 2)
The National Football League (NFL) is founded on August 20th, 1920 in Canton, Ohio. 47 years later - 1967 - the first ever SUPERBOWL is held on Janurary 15th, 1967 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. The first fully televised Super Bowl event was Superbowl V in 1972: Dallas Cowboys VS Miami Dolphins. The first Superbowl Ad was for Noxema Shave Cream. -
Digital Media
The first ever website is created and uploaded through CERN computers on August 6th, 1991. Websites did not become widely recognized in popular culture, until 1995. The creation of the World Wide Web is also the creation of Digitial Media as we know it.
