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May 17

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1939Firsts & Milestones

First College Baseball Game Broadcast on Television

On May 17, 1939, the first college baseball game was broadcast on television, a significant milestone in sports broadcasting. This event, featuring a game between Princeton and Columbia, demonstrated the potential of television to bring live sporting events to a wider audience, paving the way for future sports programming.

Facebook (First all electronic television broadcast 88 years ago)

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