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First TV spotted
The very first television was seen at the 1900 World Fair in Paris. -
Found out how to capture objects and put them on TV
A scientist from Scotland, named John Baird, developed a way to capture objects in motion in 1924. -
1st TV station
The first station was named W3XK and it was owned by Charles Jenkins in 1928. -
TV's were tested
TV’s were tested at the World Fair in 1939 to market to the public. They would see if it would be suitable to be in regular everyday homes. -
Color TV was released
Color TV had been in development for many years, it finally released to the public in 1950. -
The first Flat screen was released
Developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen TV. -
A major event was recorded on TV
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and the whole world saw through their television sets. -
Dish TV
In 2004, dish TV was invented. -
We switched to all digital television
In 2009 the American people made the switch to all-digital television viewing. This made it so people would free up the communication lines for emergencies.