Debut of Commercial Television
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Popular Culture, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Television, Radio, Broadcasting, Communications
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: April 30, 1939
Article abstract: Business and technology join to exploit a visual medium that will dominate the second half of the twentieth century.
Summary of Event
American commercial television made its long-awaited public debut at the New York World’s Fair on April 30, 1939. It was unfortunate timing because the beginning of World War II was to force immediate postponement of further development of this new medium. The public was enthusiastic and expressed astonishment at the fair’s television programs; military strategists were equally enthusiastic over the...
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