Korean War 60th Anniversary-- First US War on TV
Mon, 06/28/2010
The Vietnam War is known as the "first televised war" due to the graphic nature of the images seen by American viewers. Chronologically, however, the Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, was the first war of the TV era, when the medium was still in its infancy. Just as the television networks were entertaining viewers with the likes of Milton Berle and "Marty" in the early days of TV, they also strove to fulfill the medium's potential for news. One of the most preeminent newsmen in...