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💡 Fleming Valve (Vacuum Tube) Invention
The Fleming valve, the first vacuum tube and diode, is invented by John Ambrose Fleming.⟶
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United Kingdom📻 BBC Founded
November 14: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established.⟶
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United Kingdom📺 First Demonstration of Television Technology
March – April: First televisual image introduced by John Logie Baird.⟶
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United Kingdom📻 BBC Granted Royal Charter
January 1: The BBC is granted a Royal charter in the United Kingdom.⟶
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United Kingdom📻 BBC World Service Launches International Broadcasts
December 19: BBC World Service starts broadcasting.⟶
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United Kingdom📡 Sky One Satellite Television Launched
Direct to home satellite television transmission, with the launch of Sky One service.⟶
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