chief, pivotal, early 14c., from Latin cardinalis principal, chief, essential, from cardo (genitive cardinis) that on which something turns or depends; pole of the sky, originally door hinge, of unknown origin. Related: Cardinally. The cardinal points (1540s) are north, south, east, west.
The voice was that of Reginald Fessenden (1866-1932), an inventor and engineer who had been working on producing voice radio since Marconi's first wireless broadcast across the Atlantic. After his Christmas experiment, Fessenden continued working to make voice radio practical.heir first nationwide broadcast was the 1927 Rose Bowl football game from Pasadena. The burgeoning industry made the airwaves so jammed and chaotic that the Federal Radio Commission was established in 1927 to assign frequencies to broadcasters.
Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1922, President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the âStar Spangled Banner,â Francis Scott Key, becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio.ike Harding, President William Taft used the phonograph to distribute recordings of his speeches. However, the most rapid advancement in communication for presidents occurred in the 20th century. With the invention of radio and television and then the internet, politicians could transmit information instantaneously.