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Development of recording of sound on motion picture film
motion pictures with the use of sound withing the feature. Silent films slow decrease as more sound comes to films. -
Stock Market Crashed
Leads to the Great Depression.
Closing three-fourths of amusement parks in the United States -
Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box
The first sport figure to spear on a cereal box. -
First television is sold.
First television is sold to the public and is the start of a new technology era. -
Color television is introduced.
Instead of the old black/white televisions, color was introduced to the pulic. -
Disneyland opened
Disneyland is located in Anaheim, California. It costed around $17 million to build. -
Magic Kingdom opened
Apart of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Construction costed around $375 million the build -
Blue Ribbon Sports is changed to Nike
"Just do it" became the logo fo this company followed by "Air Jordans". -
CNN, is launched by Turner Cable Network
A news channel found by Ted Turner. -
MTV debuts
Known as Music Television that aired new music videos by popular artists during those days. -
First compact disc is released
The use of records decreases with a smaller sized player available. -
The Olympics becomes commercialized
A way for sponsers/athletes to gain money while the olypics continue on. -
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced
An entertainment gaming system that led the way for other systems such as the wii and the xbox. -
Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.
A bomb was placed in Olympic park during the 1996 summer olympics. -
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident
The british princess died in a car crash due to increasing speed in the car. -
China conducts an anti-terror raid
The raid is located in Xinjiang. -
Iphone introduced
Was introduced by Steve Jobs for a better way of technology using phones. (The 1st of 5) -
NBA Referee Pleads Guilty
Tim Donaghn was on of the NBA's best referee, He pleaded guilty to wire fraud. -
Hurricane Dean hits the Caribbean
Category 5 hurricane. 3rd most intense hurricane in the Atlantic. -
The Writers Guild go on strike
Lasts until february 2008. The writers Guild promotes screenwrites.
