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Individuals and corporations competed in various parts of the world to deliver a device that superseded previous technology. Many were compelled to capitalize on the invention and make profit, while some wanted to change the world through visual and audio communication technology.
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By the end of January, in the UK 400 television sets were now in use. Prices of receivers had already started to fall, by up to a third.
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The first successful American children's television series, Movies for Small Fry debuts on the DuMont Network.
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Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The first TV version of Cinderella, starring 21-year-old Julie Andrews, and with songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, is broadcast in color by CBS.
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The inaugural Super Bowl is simulcast on CBS and NBC. The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, where, at Sullivan's insistence, they perform Let's Spend the Night Together" as "Let's spend some time together"
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries premieres on ABC, featuring teen detectives Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. The series alternates between The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew each week, with Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew and Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as Frank and Joe Hardy.
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The 1987 graphics for the 1987 T.V. were perfect compared to the 1977 T.V. graphics because the 1987 graphics allowed you to see more of the action and more of the stunts they did seemed real.