German phrases: How to Speak Oktoberfest. Some of the German phrases with translations that youâll hear at the Alpine Village Oktoberfest. If youâve visited Alpine Village in Torrance for our amazing Oktoberfest celebration, youâve probably picked up on some of the German words and phrases that we use here.
The FCC approved RCA color televisions toward the end of 1953, marking the start of major color TV sales in the United States. Sales of color televisions slowly overtook those of black-and-white sets. By the mid-1970s, more color televisions were being purchased than black-and-white TVs. By the 1980s, black-and-white television sales began to dry up for good.
However, in the late 20's (1928 I beleive), CBS came up with a color TV system that consisted of a black and white TV and a very very fast spinning disc. Each TV frame consisted of 3 actual frames, the brightness info for each color, and the wheel was kept in sync by a signal in the broadcast.