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Jan 1, 1440
Gutenberg printing press
Although it's been disputed that Gutenberg was the actual creator, the printing press spurred the mass production of reading material, making literature more accesible to the average person. -
French and Indian War begins
-Also known as the Seven Years War.
- collection of maps from the war. Image- http://www.shmoop.com/images/teachers_editions/french_and_indian_war.jpg -
Declaration of Independence
Information on each of the signers organized by state. Image-http://www.google.com/imgres?q=declaration+of+independence&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=mHZ6m0RSJCaDmM:&imgrefurl=http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2011/10/declaration-of-independence-was-illegal.html&docid=KtCD5if22FZXlM&imgurl=http://righttruth.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c49a69e20154364f361c970c-800wi&w=8 -
Morse Telegraph
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Thomas Edison invents the Kinetoscope
The kintetoscope was "peep-show” cabinet (for a single viewer) to show short film loops. This jump-started the film industry and gave viewers a taste for that kind of entertainment. -
First movie studio is built
Thomas Edison builds the first movie studio in New Jersey. -
The cinematographe is produced
The Lumiere brothers (France) enhance Edison’s machine to produce the Cinematopgraphe, which could take and project moving images. They show the first film on a large screen. This spurs film viewing as a social event. -
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World War 1
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Prohibition starts
Selling/buying/transporting alchohol is illegal. Imagae:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Detroit_police_prohibition.jpg/250px-Detroit_police_prohibition.jpg -
Women win right to vote
After a long struggle, women win the right to vote at the Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention in 1920. -
Federal Communication Comission (FCC) replaces the Federal Radio Commission
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RCA demonstrates television at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York
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World War 2
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FCC approves CBS color TV system
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Friendly and Murrow begin See It Now on CBS
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Computer introduced
IBM publicly introduced the 701, its first electric computer and first mass produced computer.
-List of different early computer milestones.
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See It Now broadcasts “The Case Against Milo Radulovich”
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See It Now investigates career and tactics of McCarthy
See it now plays a major role in investigative journalism regarding McCarthy and his presidency and background. -
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Vietnam War
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CBS cancels See It Now
Murrow publicly chastises the TV industry for “decadence, escapism and insulation from the realities of the world” in a speech to the Radio Television news Directors Association (RTNDA). -
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Murrow returns to CBS
Following a sabbatical, Murrow returns to CBS as a correspondent, produces Harvest of Shame. -
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Walter Conkite anchors CBS Evening News
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Murrow dies
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Compact Cassette introduced
Compact Cassette introduced by Philips image- http://www.google.com/imgres?q=cassette&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=ZStMr5KgyKNyhM:&imgrefurl=http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2010/08/amoeba-music/the-particular-magic-of-the-cassette.html&docid=Jl7-82IuEs2pTM&imgurl=http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/Amoebite/cassette-1&w=400&h=381&ei=LpK8T-nWOuawiQKBsM2BDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=592&vpy=191&dur=341&hovh= -
Martin Luther King Jr. assasinated
Gave the "I have a Dream Speech" and lead the Civil Rights Movement. Image:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=martin+luth&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=9EfpVXRBjqjm-M:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.&docid=tSY7kQs7hLIAPM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS.jpg/220px-Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS.jpg&w=220 -
Man reaches the Moon
Neil Armstrong is the first human to step on the moon. image-http://www.google.com/imgres?q=neil+armstrong&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=axI_Nrdr-hMYXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.touring-ohio.com/northwest/wapakoneta/neil-armstrong.html&docid=4fDlJxMqvZeraM&imgurl=http://www.touring-ohio.com/profiles/art/neil-armstrong-moon.jpg&w=300&h=378&ei=RZC8T7mGCK7biALh8-2CBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=830&v -
Woodstock Music Festival
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A clip about records
A video on how vinyl records aremade. They were important during the rock era of the '60s and '70s, even though they were used plenty before then. -
Bill of Rights
A song about the Bill of Rights.
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Water Gate Scandal
Video: reflection on The Washington Post reporting that uncovered the Watergate scandal .
Image:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=watergate&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsb&tbnid=XJsK_7zi0Z46GM:&imgrefurl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/&docid=yBR8S3zMSiCDsM&imgurl=8995486163718&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=217&start=0&nd -
Portable computer introduced
The IBM 5100, the first commercially available portable computer, appeared in September 1975.
image-http://www.google.com/imgres?q=laptop&num=10&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&tbnid=x_hUTdtJ07SaSM:&imgrefurl=http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/portege/r830/r835-p56x/&docid=1h7Zft0oboy9xM&imgurl=http://us.toshiba.com/ima -
CD introduced
Compact discs are introduced first by Sony. image: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=cd&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsr&tbnid=M36ml8R-A05T2M:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CD-ROM.png&docid=-T_6iWumJ9JOwM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/CD-ROM.png&w=730&h=730&ei=R5G8T5LvNoGciAL-p73yDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=440&sig=107051858995486163718&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=114&start=0&ndsp -
Public blogging available
OpenDiary was the first blog</a> community where readers could add comments to other writers' blog entries.
-My own blog image- http://www.google.com/imgres?q=blog&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsl&tbnid=2BSEgblHKO7MPM:&imgrefurl=http://blog.abwebsitedesign.co -
MP3 player introduced
Saehan's MPMan, sold in Asia starting in the late spring of 1998 is the first edition to be introduced. image- http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mp3+player&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsrl&tbnid=L__KWlA6RVfxyM:&imgrefurl=http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp%3FEdpNo%3D1951860%26CatId%3D2761&docid=zK7c-8FKVIuElM&imgurl=http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/sku -
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Skype launched
Skype was created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in 2003. image-http://media.photobucket.com/image/skype%20launched/suroboy/main_mid-1281.jpg -
Myspace launched
Myspace is owned by pop star Justin Timberlake. myspace- http://www.google.com/imgres?q=myspace+launched&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=TVBZf310d2sfMM:&imgrefurl=http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/MySpace-Launches-Real-Time-Stream-API-2.jpg/&docid=6SFNQlYm2pYp0M&itg=1&imgurl=http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/MySpace-Launches-Real-Time-Stream-API-2.jpg&w=400&h=400&ei=15i8T9WUEYjZiQLbwZjEDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=507&vpy=121&dur=293&hovh=225 -
Facebook is launched
Mark Zuckerber launches Facebook, a social networking website he originally created in 2003 at Harvard University (where he was a sophomore at the time). The site has grown to 845 million active users. -
Youtube is launched
Youtube, a website desgined to share videos, is launched in 2005. -
Twitter is launched
Twitter, a social networking and news site, is launched in 2006. -
First African-American President is Elected
Barak Obama, the 44th president is elected, becoming America's first African American president. -
iPad introduced
Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad from U.S. customers on March 12, 2010 image- http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ipad&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1365&bih=566&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnszar&tbnid=yC3wiFw4KflMZM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad&docid=tPORdc-LgRlqFM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7c/1stGen-iPad-HomeScreen.jpg/220px-1stGen-iPad-HomeScreen.jpg&w=220&h=281&ei=V5a8T4jgBqqWiALt9LCjDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=115&vpy=184&dur=194&hovh=224&hovw=176&tx -
Linfield College Class of 2012 Graduates
Joanna Louise Peterson recieves a Bachelor's of Art degree in mass communication and creative writing. Whoohoo!
