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The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.
However, the BAA still had fans eager to see former college stars play. [19] From the beginning, the league aspired to be a major league. The league also differed from its rival, the NBL: the BAA played a 48-minute game instead of a 40-minute game, and allowed players to play until they committed six fouls as opposed to five.
On August 3, 1949, representatives from the 12-year-old NBL and 3 year old BAA met at the BAA offices in New York's Empire State Building to finalize a merger. Maurice Podoloff, the president of BAA, became the president of the NBA while Ike Duffey, president of the NBL, became the chairman.
Hulu, an online streaming service for TV/movies, launches for public access in the United States. [33] 2009 January Products Google discontinues the ability to upload videos to Google Video. [34] 2009 November Technology Apple first introduces HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), an HTTP-based adaptive bitrate streaming communications protocol. [35] 2010 ...
Pages in category "1950s in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1950s Texas drought; L.
Title Premiere date Finale Notes Seasons Kraft Television Theatre: May 7, 1947: October 1, 1958: 11 Barney Blake, Police Reporter: April 22, 1948: July 8, 1948
[a] Of the 53 movies the Legion had placed on its condemned list by 1943, only Howard Hughes' The Outlaw was the product of a major U.S. studio and it would not receive a wide release until 1946. [ citation needed ] After The Moon is Blue (1953) and Baby Doll (1956) received C ratings, it was a decade before two more major Hollywood movies ...
1950 – Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve, Cinderella, Rashomon, Father of the Bride 1951 – A Streetcar Named Desire , An American in Paris , The Day the Earth Stood Still , A Place in the Sun 1952 – Singin' in the Rain , High Noon , The Bad and the Beautiful , The Quiet Man , Limelight , This Is Cinerama , The Greatest Show on Earth , first ...