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1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future VP) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink

1988 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit

1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws

1974 President Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings

1974 Expert panel reports 18 -m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures

1973 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape

1973 President Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18 minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate

1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica

1965 Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show

1965 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995

1963 Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album

1962 Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why"

1958 1st color video recording on magnetic tape

1956 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast

1952 1st video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca

1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway

1948 1st tape recorder sold

1941 Larry Hall, rocker, Tape Heads

1930 Richard Drew creates Scotch tape

1930 Richard Drew invents masking tape

1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company

1912 New York City ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious U.S. olympians

1908 N.Y. gives a ticker tape parade to returning U.S. Olympians from London

1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated by President Grover Cleveland

1868 Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure



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