Modern Era · North America · Culture

1949

First Emmy Awards

January 25, 1949

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences held its first awards ceremony in Hollywood for the young medium of television. Only six awards were given. The prize was named Emmy after an image orthicon tube called Immy. Television was still small and largely local; in a decade it would be the dominant American medium.

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Also in 1949 (6 other events on record)

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West Germany founded · Europe · Politics

Before and after in North America

Before: November 2, 1948: Truman beats Dewey
After: February 9, 1950: McCarthy's Wheeling speech

Before and after in Culture

Before: 1947: Roswell incident and UFO craze
After: 1951: Catcher in the Rye published

Era

Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Emmy Awards