How Did The Tv Changed In The 1980's

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Can you imagine what your home would be like without a TV? In 1926 was the very first TV picture to connect world wide. The TV’s started at 24 inches wide & 30 inches tall; however, TV’s can be purchased as large as 110 inches today! TV were originally in black & white. Not until 1940’s the TV got color & almost a decade later the commercials did too. Also back then there was only few channels nationally. Today you can use up to hundreds channels of your own choice. From the time television changed, it changed as the world changed. The 1980’s was no exception. The historical, political, and social events impacted during that decade dramatically.
In the campaign of 1980’s, Ronald Reagan proposed he had a solution to help the nation's economic disaster. President Reagan unveiled a new tax tax program called “a second American Revolution for hope and opportunity.” Also MTV first appeared in 1981. MTV stands for Music Television. The Cold War in 1947-1991 between the US & Russia also had a big role in the 80’s. …show more content…

Some people decide to watch movies in the comfort of their own home. Luckily, in 1985 David Lucas created Blockbuster. Blockbuster was a store that would rent out both movies & video games. Blockbuster was very useful for kids under 13. Also, can you believe only having 3-5 channels to pick from on your TV? Blockbuster really helped with that situation. Thanks to the 1980’s Cable TV was introduced to us. On August 1, 1981, MTV, or Music Television started one of the most important outlets for 80’s music. MTV was targeted to teens to think of the television station as a radio

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