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Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440 ( Germany ) allowing for the mass production of media. -
First camera invented
Joseph Nicéphore Nièpce invented first camera in 1816. His device is able to capture and reproduce an image using a wooden camera box and a substance. -
Guglielmo Marconi events radio
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President Theodore Roosevelt
Former president, Theodore Roosevelt gets his picture taken in 1901. Being one of the first US president to have their life and career captured on film. -
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First Television Set
Philo Taylor Fransworth invents the first Television set in 1927. -
Internet
Internet is invented in 1969; by our very own US Department of Defense! -
CELLULAR DEVICES
Like many teenagers, we are addicted to our phones. The first phone that was not attached to the wall - was invented in 1973 by Motorola Engineer ; Mr. Martin Cooper. -
First News Broadcasting Channel!
CNN launched on June 1, 1980. Making it the first ever news network to televise for a whole 24 hours. This allows people to be able to get information all day long. -
First Social Media Site
SixDegrees was founded in 1997. It was considered the first ever social media site but unfortunately had to shut down in 2001 due to their inability to get traction to their site and financial difficulties. -
IPHONES
The first ever iPhone was the ( iPhone 1 ) It was debuted on June 29, 2007 for $500. The CEO of Apple, unfortunately, dies just 4 years later from pancreatic cancer. If only he could see how successful Apple and Apple products are in the modern times. -
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TikTok is created. -
TikTok
TikTok is arguably one of the most used worldwide apps. It was an initially called Musically however Musically was shut down in 2017. Its data was merged with TikTok. Consolidating it into one app which eventually kept the name TikTok.