In the decades after Philo Farnsworth's invention of television in 1928, Census Bureau data shows that television ownership has grown from 5 million in 1950 to 60.6 million in 1970. Recent data from the American Community Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation show that television ownership is still more common than owning a computer or smartphone.
Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 Subcounty population estimates released today.
One reason The Wizard of Oz has remained so popular among adults and children is the movie's contrast between the black and white segments and color photography in the Land of Oz. Theater-goers were awed by the movie's brilliant colors, but when CBS first televised the movie on November 3, 1956, very few households owned a color television.
Another popular way to celebrate Juneteenth is by supporting local, Black-owned businesses. The Census Bureau's Annual Business Survey (ABS) uses respondent-supplied survey data and administrative records to produce data on business ownership in the United States.
This release provides data on over 500 individual languages and language groups spoken across the country during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.
Today, basketball is the most popular sport in American high schools and professional basketball is one of the most popular sports by viewership nationwide. James Naismith developed the game of basketball in Springfield, MA. The first game based on his rules was played at Springfield College on December 21, 1891.
