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First News Show Broadcasted on the Radio
The radio news show, "KDKA" started on U.S. Election Day in 1920. After this happened, NBC and CBS started broadcasting as well. -
The Television
The first television was invented in 1927 by American inventor Philo Farnsworth, in San Francisco. It featured events that could be seen, and not just heard. -
Fiddlesticks
The first colour and sound cartoon, "Fiddlesticks," was made by Celebrity Pictures, featuring Flip the Frog and his adventures. -
The First Instant Camera
The Model 95 Land Camera was the first camera with instant film. It was created by Edwin Land and by him as well in 1948. -
Vinyl Records
The first Vinyl Record was invented in 1948 by Emile Berliner. It played music from records for almost 42 minutes, 21 minutes for each side of the chosen record. -
First Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
The first computer was made during this time as well. John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. The ENIAC was the first computer that you could program, and was electronic. -
First Colour Television
The first mass-produced colour television was invented by John Logie Baird. The RCA CT-100, was released in 1953. It's first broadcast occurred on January 1, 1954. -
The First Video Game
The first video game (Tennis for Two), was created in 1958 by William Higinbotham, making it the first video game. The game contained two lines; one horizontal and one vertical, to represent a tennis game. -
The Beatles are Formed
The famous rock band "The Beatles" formed their band in 1960. The band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. -
First Televised Debates With Politics
The first televised debate with politics occurred in the U.S. in 1960. The two candidates included John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon -
The First Video Game Console
The first video game console, titled : "The Magnavox Odyssey," was made by Ralph H. Baer, and was released released in 1972. -
Pong is Released
Pong was an extremely popular game when it was released by Allan Alcorn. The game was similar to "Tennis for Two." Two people had to move the arrow keys to move their racket and put the ball over the net. -
The CD is Made
The CD was co-founded by the well-known electronic companies "Philips" and "Sony", and was made by James Russell in 1980. The first one manufactured was in 1982. It was an upgrade from the vinyl records, because these could go for longer and were smaller. -
Camcorders are Introduced
In 1983, the camcorder was introduced by Jerome Lemelson. The first one was large, and it sat on the recorder's shoulder. Later on smaller ones were made that were handheld and portable. -
The First Mobile/Cell Phone
In 1983, the first mobile cell phone was released by the company, "Motorola" and was made by Martin Cooper. The DynaTAC 8000x became the first handheld phone to make a successful call. This call happened on April 3, 1973, but the actual phone wasn't made available until 1983. -
The First Website
The first website is introduced, as well as the WWW (World Wide Web). It was created by Tim Berners-Lee at an English company called "CERN." -
First Pixar Film is Released
The infamous Pixar film, "Toy Story" was released in 1995. It was directed by John Lasseter. -
Play Station 2 Becomes Best Selling Video Game Console
On the 26th of October in 2000, Sony Interactive Entertainment released their second model of the Play station: The Ps2, in North America. It was first released in Japan on March 4. This became an instant hit and a bestseller. -
First iPod
On October 23, 2001, Apple released the first generation of the iPod. The iPod was a portable MP3 player that could hold up to 1000 songs, all in a portable and light package. -
Facebook
On February 4, 2004, a breakthrough in social media occurred. Mark Zuckerberg and his team have released Facebook; a digital media platform used to connect with others through pictures. -
First Apple iPhone
Apple introduced the popular iPhone to the United States on January 29, 2007. The iPhone is similar to the iPad (Which was to be released later), except it had a smaller screen and was more portable. The phone was meant to be carried around easily. -
First iPad
On January 27, 2010, Apple was at it again, announcing the release of their newest technological invention: The iPad. The iPad featured a large screen, which displayed all of the apps and essentials that you have downloaded. -
Instagram is Released
6 years after Facebook was released, another groundbreaking social media site arose. Instagram became a thing on October 6, 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and was available in 32 different langauges. -
Chromebooks
On June 15, 2011, Jeffery Nelson introduced the Chromebook. It was a smaller computer, which was perfect for school. Students can carry these easily in their backpacks.
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