Color TV arrives on Dec. 17, when the FCC approves it. At the time, TV is filmed using the kinescope process. Americans are mesmerized by America's first walk on the moon. A federal ban on TV and radio ads for cigarettes takes effect. Warner Cable tests an interactive system called QUBE Ohio.
Viewers participate in public polls by punching buttons in their homes.
The test ends six years later. Cable TV boom begins. First generation, flat TV screens are introduced. Digital TV, including HDTV, debuts, promising clear pictures and CD-quality sound. The copyright laws prohibit any copying, redistributing, retransmitting, or repurposing of any copyright-protected material.