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Marconi does radio
Marconi invents the radio. We don't actually know that he did this, but everybody assumes that he did -
Marconi had the radio patented
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Morse code is sent via radio for the first time
Marconi sends morse code over the radio for the first time -
Lee de Forrest invents the audion tube
He invented an amplifier called an audion tube -
The Titanic sinks
Radio helped save the lives of some passengers. -
"Act to Regulate Radio Communications" Act
This gave the FCC hold on radio. -
Establishment of the first radio station
KDKA went up. It broadcasted from Pennsylvania. -
First radio commercial
The first commercial was broadcast from New York. It was advertising housing. -
BBC is founded
BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) is founded. It's still one of the most popular stations in the world. -
FCC was created
When it started, it was the FCC. It distributed liscensing for radio broadcsating. -
Golden Era of radio
Everybody listened to radio. This lasted until TV came around in the end of the 30s. -
Video killed the radio station
TV was invented in the late 30s, and people stopped listening to the radio. -
Music made an appearance on radio
Music was aired on the radio because stories were told on the TV. -
Nikola Tesla's death
Nikola Tesla was an innovator in electricity and the technology behind radio. -
MLK's speech on civil rights is broadcast
The beginning of the civil rights movement starts.
