8. Television, early 20th century

Brought the world into people’s homes. American TV programs, like American popular culture in general in the 20th and early 21st centuries, have spread far beyond the boundaries of the United States and have had a pervasive influence on global popular culture.

http://www.britannica.com/art/television-in-the-United-States

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/innovations-list/309536/#sthash.OPO28ePN.dpuf

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