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Period: Feb 1, 1550 to
inroduction of outdoor entertainment
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing. -
Baseball Game at Fashion Rack Course
Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. -
NCAA formed
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. -
development of motion picture film
Development of recording of sound on motion picture film. -
first commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts
First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts. -
NBC created
RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) -
first television picture
Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent. -
CBS is founded
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded. -
Stock Market Crashed
The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks. -
Lou Gehrig on Wheaties Box
Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. -
First tv sold
First television is sold. -
All- American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII. -
tv's in over a million homes
Televisions are in over one million homes. -
Babe Didrickson Zaharias signs with Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. -
Color tv
Color television is introduced -
Disneyland opens
Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
3.8 million visitors come the first year -
100 million tv sets in homes
Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world. -
Six Flags opens
Six Flags opens in Texas
First regional theme park -
Blue Ribbon Sports Opens
Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike. -
Disney World opens Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build -
Title IX
Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. -
Buffalo Bills Stadium
Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. -
Boycott of olympics in Moscow
The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow -
Prince Charles marries on TV
– Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television -
CNN is launched
CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network -
IBM personal computers available
First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales -
MTV debuts
MTV debuts -
Michael Jackson "thriller"
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums
Largest selling record ever -
First compact disc is released
First compact disc is released -
Olympics becomes commercialized
The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. -
Nintendo introduced
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
Time Warner cable
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc. -
First webcast
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast) -
Olympic park in Atlanta GA is bombed
Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed. -
Princess Diana dies.
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident