RCA celebrates 50 years of Colour TV

Since the very first all-electronic RCA colour TV rolled off an Indiana production line 50 years ago this week, the Consumer Electronics Association records that Americans have purchased more than half a billion colour television sets. In fact, the colour TV has become a ubiquitous symbol of prosperity. The average American home has four colour TV sets - and today the colour TV is the number one wedding gift for newlyweds in China.

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