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1st live sports event on TV...
1st live sports event on TV...
Item # 587338
June 04, 1931
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 4, 1931
* Epsom Derby - The Derby
* 1st live sporting event to be televised on TV
* John Logie Baird
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "CAMERONIAN WINS ENGLISH DERBY IN STIRRING CONTEST" and more. 1st report coverage on the 1931 Epsom Derby. Though not mentioned here, this was the very 1st live sports event to be televised on television. TV pioneer John Logie Baird transmitted this event himself.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Some spine wear, otherwise good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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