Today in Media History: 25 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison a free man "Friends, comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace,… February 11, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Local TV news and WTOP introduce ‘Broadcast House’ On February 10, 1954, Washington, DC's WTOP-TV aired a special program to introduce its new… February 10, 2015 David Shedden
Intercollegiate basketball began 120 years ago, sports coverage soon followed, and continues today with Dean Smith stories Do you remember the final score of the first intercollegiate college basketball game? On February… February 9, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Thumbs Up? In 1921 newspapers reviewed Charlie Chaplin’s movie, ‘The Kid’ Ninety four years ago, on February 6, 1921, Charlie Chaplin's silent film "The Kid" was… February 6, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Can you name a magazine first published 93 years ago today? It cost you a dime and came only by mail, but on February 5, 1922,… February 5, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Do you remember the beginning of Facebook? On its 11th anniversary we look back Do you remember the beginning of Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook as a Harvard-only social… February 4, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Delivering news about Buddy Holly and ‘the day the music died’ In February 1959, a paperboy delivered newspapers with a story about a plane crash in… February 3, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: In 1863 a reporter named Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain What do Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain have in common? They were all… February 2, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: It wasn’t mobile, but in the ’80s and ’90s audiotex brought news to your phone You could hear a newspaper on your phone in the '80s and '90s. It was… January 30, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Reporting on the first Baseball Hall of Fame inductees in 1936 On January 29, 1936, the first players were elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.… January 29, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Coverage of 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion At 11:38 a.m. on a cold January 28, 1986, TV broadcast the launch of what… January 28, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: The Western Union telegram ends and Twitter begins Two communication eras almost overlapped in 2006. On January 27, 2006, Western Union ended its… January 27, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Lotus 1-2-3 was the killer app of 1983 In the late 1970s and early 1980s electronic spreadsheet programs became important tools for computer-assisted… January 26, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Coverage of North Korea’s 1968 seizure of the USS Pueblo On January 23, 1968, the U.S. navy ship Pueblo was seized during an intelligence mission… January 23, 2015 David Shedden
Today in Media History: ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad introduced the Apple Macintosh During the Super Bowl on January 22, 1984, Apple introduced its new Macintosh computer with… January 22, 2015 David Shedden