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New Media (196-2010) Timeline
Created by
Maphel Angelica C. Pasao
⟶ Updated 21 Jan 2018 ⟶
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Events
Tinker vs. Des Moines, U. S. Supreme Court decision
Neil Armstrong’s walk on the Moon is televised in color globally
DOD’s ARPAnet, predecessor of the Internet
Sesame Street debuts
TV sitcoms address social issues
Email is developed
Monday Night Football debuts on television
Microprocessor is developed
New York Times publishes the Pentagon Papers
Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, “founding fathers” of the Internet
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, co-founders of Microsoft
VCRs are introduced
HBO is uplinked to satellite
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of Apple Computer, Inc.
Cable is broadcast by Ted Turner
Ed Bradley, first African-American White House television correspondent
VHS-format videocassettes
Color television replaces black- and-white in American homes
Fiber-optic cable
Hypertext links to Web
First online newspaper [Columbus Dispatch]
CNN, first 24-hour news station, debuts
IBM PC is introduced
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding, pulls in an estimated global TV audience of 750 million
MTV debuts
USA Today debuts
CDs are introduced
M*A*S*H* finale, 77% of all viewers tune in
Thriller redefines the concept of music video on MTV
The Cosby Show, African-American family sitcom, debuts
Microsoft Windows is launched
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine become America’s leading Latin recording artists
MCI Mail, first commercial email service
Bethel v. Fraser, U.S. Supreme Court decision
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, U. S. Supreme Court decision
Compaq laptop computer is launched
Rise of talk radio
Rise of independent film
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web
Web expands online news and information
Marc Andreessen creates predecessor to Netscape browser
Direct Broadcast Satellite service is launched
Microsoft Internet Explorer is launched
Amazon.com launches online shopping
William Jefferson Clinton’s Inauguration is live on the Internet
DVDs replace VHS format
Titanic records global box office sales of $1.8 billion
First news blogs are introduced
Diana, Princess of Wales, uses the paparazzi to spotlight worthy causes around the world
J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is translated into many languages, sells to a world-wide mass market, and launches a continuous series of blockbuster movies
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District, U.S. District Court decision
Rise of cell phone use and cellular technology
9/11 Attacks are reported immediately through multimedia
iPod and MP3 format compressed digital files debut
Dominance of newspaper chains and media conglomerates
Instant message services
TV standard changes to digital
Satellite radio is launched
American Idol begins its first season
iTunes online music store
TiVo, video on demand, debuts
24-hour coverage of the Olympic Games from Athens
Broadband is in half of American homes
Bruce Springsteen releases album on DualDisc (CD/DVD)
U2, best-selling global superstar Irish band
Google Library Book Project, digitization of books
Google Video Pilot Project, digitization of National Archives films
Citizen journalists record events on cellular cameras and technology
Morse v. Frederick, U. S. Supreme Court decision
Presidential debates on YouTube
