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The year 1936 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1936. ... (1936–1939; 1946–1952)
By October, W6XAO was making daily television broadcasts of films. [2] July 7 - On July 7, 1936, RCA and its subsidiary NBC demonstrated in New York City a 343-line electronic television broadcast with live and film segments to its licensees. [3] November 6- RCA made its first public demonstration of its electronic television to the press on ...
Russell Morash, American television producer and director (d. 2024) Burt Reynolds, American actor, director and producer (d. 2018) February 14 – Andrew Prine, American actor (d. 2022) February 16 – Carl Icahn, American businessman, investor and philanthropist; February 17 – Jim Brown, African American football player and actor (d. 2023)
1939 – Nazi Germany invades Poland; World War II begins; 1939 – Cash and carry proposed to replace the Neutrality Acts; 1939 – President Roosevelt, appearing at the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair, becomes the first president to give a speech that is broadcast on television. Semi-regular broadcasts air during the next two years
That day, the opening ceremony and Roosevelt's speech were seen on black and white television sets with 5 to 12-inch tubes. [1] The exhibits of the 1939 New York World's Fair included early television sets. [2] May 1 - Four models of RCA television sets went on sale to the general public in various department stores around New York City. The ...
October 8, 1936 1939 1946 1952 Starlight (UK) November 3, 1936 1939 1946 1949 The Disorderly Room (UK) April 17, 1937 August 20, 1939 For The Children (UK) April 24, 1937 1939 July 7, 1946 1950 Sports Review (UK) April 30, 1937 1939 Telecrime (UK) August 10, 1938 July 25, 1939 October 22, 1946 November 25, 1946 Let's Talk It Over with June Hynd ...
August 1 – The 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, and mark the first live television coverage of an international sports event in world history (John Logie Baird had broadcast the Derby horse race in Britain in 1931).
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