35000- 30,000 B.C. – Cro-Magnon people painted elaborate murals in caves in southern Europe.
10,000 B.C. – Speech and language are firmly established among many peoples of the ancient world.
4000 B.C. – Hieroglyphic writing is developed in Egypt.
3000-1700 B.C. – Sumerians developed cuneiform writing on clay tablets, the first phonetic writing.
868 A.D. – The Chinese printed a book of Buddha’s teachings with movable type.
1445 A.D. - Johannes Gutenberg developed movable type and printing press in Germany and printed Bible, first such book in Western world.
1665 A.D. – The first true newspaper, The Oxford Gazette, was published in Great Britain as the official voice of the crown.
1702 A.D. – The first daily newspaper in English, The Daily Courant, was published in London, Great Britain.
1721 A.D - The New England courant, published by James Franklin, is the first American paper to offer controversial opinions; it was published without “authority” of the colonial government.
1783 A.D. – The Pennsylvania evening Post was the first American daily newspaper.
1839 A.D. – Lois Daguerre, exhibits the daguerreotype, the first photographs, “Daguerreotypomania” spreads fast.
1884 A.D. – Samuel Morse sent the first telegraphic message by wire, enabling news to be sent quickly over long distances. The “fast breaking news story” was born.
1888 A.D. – In laboratory experiments, German scientist Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the existence of radio waves.
1895 A.D. – In France, August and Louis Lumiere projected brief motion pictures on a screen. Guglielmo Marconi sent coded messages by wireless telegraph, using radio waves.
1906 A.D. – Reginald Fessenden succeeded in broadcasting voice and music over the airwaves. Crystal set receivers could pick up the broadcasts.
1920 A.D. – Station KDKA Pittsburgh began operation by broadcasting the presidential election returns. It continued daily broadcasts.
1922 A.D. – Philo Farnsworth, a high-school student in Rigby, Idaho, developed the design for workable television system; he was granted a patent in 1930, at the age of twenty-four.
1923 A.D. – Vladimir Zworkin, an engineer with Westinghouse, developed the iconoscope tube, a critical component of modern TV cameras.
1934 A.D. – Congress passed the Federal Communication Act, which (with changes) still regulates all forms of broadcasting in the United States.
1935 A.D. – Edwin Armstrong, working alone developed FM radio.
1936 A.D. – Experimental Television broadcast begun in New York, from the Empire State Building.
1953 A.D. – The FCC approved a system for transmitting color television signals.
10,000 B.C. – Speech and language are firmly established among many peoples of the ancient world.
4000 B.C. – Hieroglyphic writing is developed in Egypt.
3000-1700 B.C. – Sumerians developed cuneiform writing on clay tablets, the first phonetic writing.
868 A.D. – The Chinese printed a book of Buddha’s teachings with movable type.
1445 A.D. - Johannes Gutenberg developed movable type and printing press in Germany and printed Bible, first such book in Western world.
1665 A.D. – The first true newspaper, The Oxford Gazette, was published in Great Britain as the official voice of the crown.
1702 A.D. – The first daily newspaper in English, The Daily Courant, was published in London, Great Britain.
1721 A.D - The New England courant, published by James Franklin, is the first American paper to offer controversial opinions; it was published without “authority” of the colonial government.
1783 A.D. – The Pennsylvania evening Post was the first American daily newspaper.
1839 A.D. – Lois Daguerre, exhibits the daguerreotype, the first photographs, “Daguerreotypomania” spreads fast.
1884 A.D. – Samuel Morse sent the first telegraphic message by wire, enabling news to be sent quickly over long distances. The “fast breaking news story” was born.
1888 A.D. – In laboratory experiments, German scientist Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the existence of radio waves.
1895 A.D. – In France, August and Louis Lumiere projected brief motion pictures on a screen. Guglielmo Marconi sent coded messages by wireless telegraph, using radio waves.
1906 A.D. – Reginald Fessenden succeeded in broadcasting voice and music over the airwaves. Crystal set receivers could pick up the broadcasts.
1920 A.D. – Station KDKA Pittsburgh began operation by broadcasting the presidential election returns. It continued daily broadcasts.
1922 A.D. – Philo Farnsworth, a high-school student in Rigby, Idaho, developed the design for workable television system; he was granted a patent in 1930, at the age of twenty-four.
1923 A.D. – Vladimir Zworkin, an engineer with Westinghouse, developed the iconoscope tube, a critical component of modern TV cameras.
1934 A.D. – Congress passed the Federal Communication Act, which (with changes) still regulates all forms of broadcasting in the United States.
1935 A.D. – Edwin Armstrong, working alone developed FM radio.
1936 A.D. – Experimental Television broadcast begun in New York, from the Empire State Building.
1953 A.D. – The FCC approved a system for transmitting color television signals.
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