1980 Event 1st solar-powered coast-to-coast two-way radio conversation 1956 Event 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast 1953 Event 1st live color coast-to-coast telecast (New York City) 1953 Event 1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) 1951 Event 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game 1951 Event NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network 1928 Event NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network 1924 Event 1st coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago 1922 Event 1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game 1913 Event 1st U.S. paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway, opens 1913 Event Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway 1903 Event 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed
