On This Day in Telephone History April 7TH 1927 First American Television Demonstration. The image and voice of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington, D.C., to New York City, New York, U.S., in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. Several newspaper reporters and officials of Bell Telephone Laboratories gathered to witness the demonstration.

On This Day in Telephone History April 7TH 1927

by
On This Day in Telephone History April 7TH 1927 First American Television Demonstration.

The image and voice of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington, D.C., to New York City, New York, U.S., in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. Several newspaper reporters and officials of Bell Telephone Laboratories gathered to witness the demonstration.