- In 1950 the Federal Communications Commission issued the first license for color TV broadcasting, to CBS.
- Although the field-sequential color system developed by Dr. Peter Goldmark was the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, it was abandoned a year later because its signal could not be received on ordinary black and white television sets without a special adapter.
Color TV sets first became available in American stores in December 1953.
In 1950, I never heard of color TV. My next door neighbor, Hal James, bought a large magical wooden box in 1950 with a 12″ screen that actually had live people talking to me.