On July 23, the first baseball game under the lights was played. Since then, countless games in baseball and just about every other sport have been played at night.
1882:
John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan became the last heavyweight champion for bare-knuckle fighting under London Prize Rules. Marquis of Queensberry Rules with padded gloves became standard in American boxing.
1888:
Early indoor baseball game
On December 25, the first indoor baseball game was played in a large building at a fairgrounds in Philadelphia.
1892:
Dr. Naismith with equipment for early basketball
The first public basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts. Doctor James Naismith's game originally created for YMCA men in winter started to gain popularity
1894:
Kinetoscope Parlor
On April 14, the Holland Brothers opened the first Kinetoscope Parlor in New York City , where they showed the first movie, as we know them today. The films were about 20 seconds, and could be viewed for just five cents. This would later lead to movie theaters, and the changing of culture as people went out to watch these movies in the Kinetoscope theaters and interacted with each other in this new way.
1903:
Flier for World Series
First World Series is played between Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Series was meant to be a World Championship for baseball that would settle the American League versus National League rivalry.
1905:
Thomas Tally's Electric Theater
The first movie theater that was devoted to showing movies was founded in LA, and was called the Thomas Tally's Electric Theater. The price of a ticket here was raised to ten cents.
1913:
Kinetophone
Thomas Eddison invented the kinetophone which made sound in movies possible, thus introducing a whole new aspect to movies.
1917:
An image from "The Gulf Between"
"The first color film was made using technicolor processes, this was The Gulf Between. It was produced by Technicolor Motion Picture Corp., and this again introduced a new aspect to the films and changed the way that things were seen in them.
1919:
Early Radio
Radio Corporation of America was developed, allowing individuals to experience a play-by-play report of games without being at the stadiums to watch them.
1927
Early Television
On September 7 Philo T. Farnsworth invented the first television in San Francisco Even so television wouldn't become common in the public until the late 1940's.
1929:
"On With the Show"
Warner Brothers created the first all-color film with sound, a musical called On With The Show. It was released on July 13 and premiered on May 28 in New York at Winter Garden Theater.
1933:
Drive in movie theater
Drive in movie theaters are created, changing the way that people go out to the movies, but they are still out in public and socializing with each other.
1950's-Today
1953:
What Widescreen would look like
Widescreen was created, using the CinemaScope process, for the viewing of films. This changed the look of the films and showed how technology was still changing.
1955:
Cover of first edition of Sports Illustrated
First edition of Sports Illustrated magazine is published, reporting on latest breaking news in the world of professional athletics.
1965:
"The Sound of Music"
The Sound of Music premieres in March, and becomes, and remains, one of the most popular musicals ever.
1975:
VHS tape
The first VHS tapes and VCR's were sold, changing the way that movies were watched. Instead of having to go to the theater where you could also socialize, now you could stay home and watch movies.
1979:
ESPN logo
Bill Rasmussen and his son Scott founded franchise that is devoted to reporting on and broadcasting sports programs. ESPN is now one of the biggest sports networks in the country.
1980:
U.S. National team after winning gold medal match
The struggling American national hockey team won the Olympic gold medal match against the World Champion Russians in Lake Placee, New York on February 22.
1980:
Heidman skating on track
Eric Heiden won five gold medals in speed skating for the U.S.A. He still holds the record for number of gold medals won at a single winter olympics.
1996:
Theater Poster for Space Jam
Michael Jordan- basketball superstar- premieres in the movie Space Jam in which he saves Bugs Bunny and friends from the evil space invaders through a basketball game.
1997:
DVD's
In March DVD's were released in the US. This again changed how movies were viewed at home, and the quality of the movies.
1997:
"Titanic"
Titanic was introduced into theaters and, with about 194 minutes of film, became the most expensive film ever. It costed between $250 to $350 million to produce and market.
1998:
Netflix Logo
Netflix starts renting and selling DVD's. and will become very popular with the public.
2008:
Phelps and his medals from 2008 Olympics
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming at the Bejeing Olympics, taking his place in history as the athlete to have won the most gold medals/ medals in general at a single Olympic games.