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July 7, 1936 - The RCA Company broadcasts the first real TV program, which entertains viewers with a...
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"1st Fully Electronic TV Broadcast"
Last updated 📅 2025-07-06
July 7, 1936 - The RCA Company broadcasts the first real TV program, which entertains viewers with a comedy monologue, dancing, a fashion show, and a short documentary on trains.
Where would we be without football on TV?
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"July 7 Gridiron History"
In this edition, we discuss how a fella named James from Carlisle won Olympic Pentathlon Gold in Stockholm, Sweden, and what that did for his status in life.
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Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the Hallett Herald in Hallett, Oklahoma, on July 8, 1912, when they printed a header of :
"Best Thing Since Sliced Bread"
July 7, 1928 - Sliced Bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri as inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder invents a machine to evenly portion the loaves.
It has nothing to do with the game of football, but now we have a reference point when someone says it is the best thing since sliced bread!
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