The Nile River. The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean. Studies have shown that the River (Iteru, meaning, simply, River, as the Egyptians called it) gradually changed its location and size over millions of years.
When did color tv's become common in the average household? The KGB Agent answer: While the first color television was introduced in the US in 1953, it wasn't until the late 1960s and early '70s that color televisions became commonplace. Color sets did not outsell black-and-white sets until 1972. A German patent dating to 1904 contained the first proposal for a color television system, however, it failed, along with a second attempt in 1925.
When did TV Remotes become popular in homes? Remote controlled TVs have been around since the late 1970s, although not common. Remotes began to become common place in the 1980s, and by the mid to late 80s, almost all TVsâ¦ came with a remote.