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The Word, Television
At the World's Fair in Paris, the first known use of the word television. -
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Important Dates In Television History
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First TV Station
The Federal Radio Commission issues the first television station license (W3XK) to Charles Jenkins. -
First TV Commercial
Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial. -
CBS
CBS begins its TV development. -
NTSC B&W TV
The FCC releases the NTSC standard for black and white TV. -
AT&T
AT&T launches Telstar, the first satellite to carry TV broadcasts. -
Color TV
Most TV broadcasts are in color. -
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VHS
Super VHS introduced. -
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network was launched. -
Closed Captioning
Closed captioning required on all TV sets.
