1600s African and European folk and religious music arrive in America
1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock.
1741 First magazine in America is published
1776 Revolutionary War
1861-1865 American Civil War 1895 Guglielmo Marconi sends a message without wires 1912 Radio Act of 1912 1914-1918 World War I 1920 KDKA in Pittsburgh gets first commercial radio license
1922 First advertising sold for radio
1926 NBC becomes first radio network
1932 Radio networks begin their own news gathering
1934 Federal Communications Act of 1934; FCC established
1938 Orson Wells's Mercury Theater broadcasts "War of the Worlds"
1938 Edward R Murrow begins broadcasting reports of war in Europe
1930s The Great Depression
1934 Federal Communications Act of 1934 passed.
1939-1945 TV demonstrated at New York World's Fair.
1939-1945 World War II
1942 Voice of American begins broadcasting in several languages
1948 Transistor radio is invented
1950s TV's development forces radio to use music format 1950s Rock 'n' Roll begins 1969 First person lands on moon. 1971 National Public Radio begins operation 1970s VCR developed 1980s CD-ROM invented 1990s Talk show format gains listeners and national attention
1990s Congress begins cutting funds for public
