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Feb 1, 1550
introduction of outdoor entertainment
introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling primitive amusement rides music and dancing -
movies
development of recording of sound on motion picture films -
commercials on radion
first commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts -
cbs
the columbia broadcasting system is founded cbs -
stock market crash
the stock market crash leads to the great depression closing nearly three fourths of amusement parks -
first tv sold
first tv sold -
tv are everywhere
televisions are in over one million homes -
color tv
color television is introduced -
disney
disneyland in anaheim california opens costing 17 million to build -
tv are booming
over 100 million tv sets are in homes around the world -
six flags
six flags opens in texas -
magic kingdom
the magic kingdom in walt disney world in orlando flordia opens costing 375 million to build -
cnn
fist all news network laumches -
prince
prince charles and diana spencer are married on tv -
ibm
first ibm peronal computers are available for retail sales -
mtv
mtv debuts -
mj
– Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums -
cd
First compact disc is released -
nintendo
Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced -
time warner
Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc -
tv on internet
First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast -
princess dies
Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident -
nbc
rca established the national broadcasting company nbc -
first tv
farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture receives patent