May 9, 1946..."Hour Glass"...Television's First Variety Show Debuts Not only was this network TV's first…
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Sunday Flashback…Some Of America’s Most Famous Announcers
Sunday Flashback...Some Of America's Most Famous Announcers Visiting with Tom Snyder, here are some funny…
May 8, 1945…Victory In Europe Day, Times Square
May 8, 1945...Victory In Europe Day, Times Square Except for Germany and Japan, every country…
May 4, 1957…America’s First Prime Time Rock n Roll Show Debuts
May 4, 1957...America's First Prime Time Rock n Roll Show Debuts On this day in…
May 3, 1948…CBS Debuts TV’s First, Live, Nightly Network News
May 3, 1948...CBS Debuts TV's First, Live, Nightly Network News On this day in 1948,…
May 2, 1941…Commercial Television Becomes A Reality…ALMOST
May 2, 1941...Commercial Television Becomes A Reality...ALMOST On this day in 1941, the FCC set…
1930: Television Gives Radio Eyes and Ears
Discussions of 1929 TV milestones like 'color over a wire' and other events are described,…
1931: 3-D Television?!
And you thought 3-D television was a new thing. Ha!
1932: David Sarnoff on “Where Television Stands Today”
"Where Television Stands Today" is an 8-page article written for Modern Mechanics by one of…
1932: First American Cathode Ray Televisor
From Everyday Science and Mechanics, a few quick notes on the state of mechanical and…
1933, Where Television Stands Today
Suffice it to say that TV has come a long way, but this 4 page…
1936: First Philo T. Farnsworth Interview
The true father of television as we know it shares his thoughts on the new…
1937: The Truth About Television
Now this is interesting! Here is a Modern Mechanix article from November 1937 that is…
1938: Early Television Makeup
Here are two very interesting articles with great pictures to show what it took to…
1938: Where Is Television Now?
Engineering types will love this great discussion on transmission techniques. Coaxial, long wave and more…
1939: Exploding the Television Boom
Wow! This nine-page article from Mechanix Illustrated is full of pictures, but the story is…
1955: The DuMont Electronicam
A one-page article on the DuMont Electronicam and its use on Jackie Gleason's classic program…
April 30, 1952…TV’s First Toy Commercial, And Other TV Ad Firsts
April 30, 1952...TV's First Toy Commercial, And Other TV Ad Firsts On this day, in…
April 29, 1961…ABC’s “Wide World Of Sports” Debuts
April 29, 1961...ABC's "Wide World Of Sports" Debuts This video is from the last episode…
2 Ultra Rare Views Of The Ed Sullivan Theater…Must See!
2 Ultra Rare Views Of The Ed Sullivan Theater...Must See! Aside from this super rare…
Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire…
Ralph Levy: Television Director Extraordinaire... Ralph Levy, TV pioneer and two-time Emmy winning director, is…