Event of Interest
Jan 26 John Logie Baird gives the first public demonstration of television in his laboratory in London
John Logie Baird
Event of Interest
Feb 8 Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney
Event of Interest
May 20 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
Thomas Edison
- Aug 6 "Don Juan" starring John Barrymore is released by Warner Bros, the 1st feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects
- Aug 18 Weather map televised for 1st time
- Oct 7 Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stage
- Oct 9 NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms
- Nov 15 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
Event of Interest
Nov 23 Noël Coward's "This Was a Man" premieres in NYC
Noël Coward
- Dec 10 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)