Today in Media History: In 1901 newspapers reported on the first Nobel Prizes The first ceremony to award the Nobel Prizes took place on December 10, 1901, the… December 10, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: In 1968, the computer mouse was introduced at the ‘mother of all demos’ Are you using a computer mouse right now? Douglas Engelbart introduced it to the world… December 9, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: FDR delivers his World War II ‘Infamy’ speech President Franklin Roosevelt began writing his December 8th "Infamy" speech on December 7th, 1941. Millions… December 8, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Front pages and newsreels tell the story of Prohibition’s 1933 repeal On December 5, 1933, the United States repealed Prohibition with the ratification of the 21st… December 5, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: In 1956 a reporter and a photo caption led to the ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ The afternoon jam session at Sun Records wasn't planned. But by the end of the… December 4, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Gaming is raised to a new level with the introduction of Sony’s PlayStation in 1994 The first news story about a computer game probably appeared in the late 1940s. By… December 3, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: 10 years ago, Brian Williams succeeded Tom Brokaw as anchor of NBC Nightly News Only a few TV anchors have sat behind the NBC evening news desk during the… December 2, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: An interactive TV system in 1977? They called it Qube On December 1, 1977, Warner Communications began an interactive cable system in Columbus, Ohio, called… December 1, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Jimmy Breslin’s 1963 JFK column: ‘It’s an Honor’ On November 26, 1963, The New York Herald Tribune published "It’s an Honor," one of… November 26, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Two sports stories from 100 years ago today Two important sports stories took place 100 years ago today. Both involved proud parents. One… November 25, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Do you remember these old AOL commercials? On November 24, 1998, America Online (AOL) announced that it would be acquiring Netscape Communications… November 24, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Before digital recording there was Edison and his 1877 phonograph The digital recorders we use today can trace their history back to the 1870s. There… November 21, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Was the Teletype machine the Twitter of the 20th century? It was exciting to read Twitter when it first began sharing breaking news in 2006.… November 20, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: Reporters describe Lincoln’s 1863 Gettysburg Address On November 19, 1863, various newspapers, magazines, and even the Associated Press wire service reported… November 19, 2014 David Shedden
Today in Media History: The first Sunday for color comics? November 18, 1894 November 18, 1894 was the first Sunday you could sit down with a cup of… November 18, 2014 David Shedden