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Paper is invented in China. Historical records and stories can now be stored.
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Gutenberg invents the printing press. Literacy spreads through Europe.
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Actual visual records of people & history can now be stored.
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Samuel Morse invents Morse code. Communication breaks the distance barrier.
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Text communication breaks the distance barrier.
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Bell invents telephone. Conversations break the distance barrier.
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Lumiere Brother presents the 1st film.
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Birth of modern mass media.
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Hollywood turns actors into national and int’l celebrities
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Television “enters” the home. Commercials “invade”.
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Apple sells the 1st home computers
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Global networks revolutionize how people access information.
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Becomes the standard in business communication & data.
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Media becomes more participatory.
