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1887
Emile Berliner (first phonograph/gramophone recording)
 
1888
Thomas Alva Edison Speaking To Mr. Blaine
1920
Westinghouse's KDKA announces radio's first Presidential election returns between Republican candidate, Warren G. Harding (and vice-presidential candidate Calvin Coolidge) and Democrat candidate James M. Cox whose running mate was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
President Calvin Coolidge introduces Charles Lindbergh to Congress.
May 6, 1937
The audio and video for the German airship Hindeburg has been moved to its own page located here.
October 28, 1940
Orson Welles and H.G. Wells meet for the first time on radio station KTSA, San Antonio, and discuss Welles' 1938 adaptation of Well's book, War of the Worlds. Orson Welles "plugs" his upcoming 1941 movie Citizen Kane, in which he utters the soon to be famous line, "rosebud", and already famous for playing the part of Lamont Cranston in the radio show, The Shadow. H.G. Wells is the famous of author of numerous books, including The Invisible Man.
1944
Public Service Announcement from the United States Employment Service seeking woman to replace the men that have entered military service. This P.S.A. encourages Americans to break every war production record to keep arms flowing to the Front - "Woman must work as men must fight".
1944
Public Service Announcement warning of the danger of discussing war secrets. This P.S.A. aired during a broadcast of Mollé Mystery Theater June 20, 1944 and urged Americans not to divulge secrets, like troop movements, in order to "keep our boys alive".
July 28, 1945
Mutual Radio news report and witness accounts of a B-25 bomber crashing into the Empire State Building.
1945
U.S. Government encourages home canning during the war years in this public service announcement.
April 27, 1947
Babe Ruth made a brief speech during "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth died on August 16, 1948 of throat cancer.
Babe Ruth photograph courtesy of PDImages.com.
May 15, 1947
Cresta Blanca Sherry advertisement
June 1948
Mollé Heavier Brushless Shaving Cream advertisement
March 31, 1950
RCA Victor vinyl 45 records radio advertisement from the Screen Director's Playhouse episode "Dark Mirror" describing the virtues of 45 records: small size, easy storage, easy to use, and sound better with no distortion. An RCA record player can be bought for "as little as $12.95" (that's $108.33 in 2006 dollars) and 45 records start at just 46 cents ($3.85 in 2006 dollars) each.
From the same episode of the Screen Director's Playhouse, RCA Victor promoted its new television, the RCA Victor model TC167 16" Console TV. This TV had many good features including a 16-inch screen, a built-in antenna, audio jack for phonograph, and "aristocratic" cabinet. The TV could be yours for only $399.95 ($3,336.10 in 2006 dollars)
Click here for a short history of television and some TV's milestones.
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower presidential campaign television commercial
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October 4, 1957
 Sputnik, weighing 183 pounds, was launched by the Soviet Union and was the first artificial object launched into space by Man. The launch of Sputnik initiated the Space Race between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. and led to the creation of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N.A.S.A.) in October 1958.
Listen to the telemetry transmitted by Sputnik: 
Audio and photograph from NASA.
July 21, 1961
President John F. Kennedy signs an authorization bill for N.A.S.A.
A short eight years later, President Kennedy's challenge to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth was accomplished. On July 20, 1969 the Lunar Command Module, known as the Eagle, landed successfully on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. The crew of Apollo 11 consisted of Neil Armstrong, Mission Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot.
Listen to the famous "Eagle has landed".
Hear Neil Armstrong say "One small step for Man, one giant leap for Mankind".
The 28 minute documentary, Flight of Apollo 11, chronicles the mission. You'll see the launch, see the astronauts' activities on the moon, and listen to historic radio communications between the crew and controllers at N.A.S.A. The film also shows the crew being recovered by the U.S.S. Hornet, President Nixon speaking of this amazing accomplishment, and much more. If you can get past some of the MTV-like editing, the show is worth watching.
 Watch Flight of Apollo 11:
If you're interested in knowing more about the Apollo Missions, The Project Apollo Archive has a great number of multimedia files and photographs to enjoy. Don't forget to check-out N.A.S.A.'s web site commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
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