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.
RCA owned the NBC TV network when color television was in its infancy. With many color TV sets ready to sell, RCA made NBC the first network leader in number of hours of color programming. In August 1954, New York residents -- if they had a color television -- could see only one color show, Arland said. During 1956, there were 486 hours of color programs, and by 1964 all three broadcast networks had a lot of shows in color, Magoun said. NBC was first to air all new programs in color.