Media+Studies+History+Timeline

[|timeline cite] [|U of M Media History] 1453- First printing press was created. 1704 – First successful American newspaper 1741- First American magazine 1841- In the U.S., Volney Palmer is the first ad sales agent. 1848- Associated Press was founded 1856- First full-page ad runs in a newspaper, the New York Ledger. 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sends and receives radio message across the Atlantic 1905 – First “nickelodeon 1910- Neon tube development will aid mechanical television 1911 – Newsreels begin; continue into 1960s 1920- First radio station in US 1920's- Several popular magazines are created 1923 – A.C. Nielsen company begins 1939- first FM radio station 1950's- Golden age of television 1958- videotape introduced late 1960's- internet formed, not for public use 1967- moon walk seen on tv 1975- Sony home videocassette recorder 1976- introduction of VHS <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial,Helvetica;">1983 – Sony introduces CD player <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial,Helvetica;">1990's- internet available for all