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100 BCE
Paper invented
Paper was invented in China. Historical records and stories can now be stored -
May 9, 1455
Printing Press
Gutenberg invents the printing press, literacy spreads through Europe -
Photography
actual visual records of people & history can now be stored, -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse invents Morse Code, communication breaks the distance barrier -
Telephone
Bell invents the telephone, conversations break the distance barrier -
film
Lumiere Brothers presents the 1st publicly shown film, some people are frightened -
Radio
First radio broadcast in the US, birth of modern mass media -
Golden age of film
Hollywood turns actors into national and int'l celebrities -
Commercials
Television enters the home, commercials invade -
The Telegraph
Text communication breaks the distance barrier