History: January 14 (#5)

History: January 14 (#5)
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January 14, 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

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On January 14, in the year 1973: Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast l ive via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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Why January 14, 1973 matters: Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: January 14, 1973 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wa rs, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_satellite (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)