It was on this date in 1953 that the first color televisions went on the market by RCA. And it was on this date in 1963 that Let's Make a Deal premiered.
Mark Pennell sits at the helm of his time machine.Mark's Almanac is a 90-second time travel that highlights the world's history from the very serious to the sometimes sublime.
Mark's Almanac for December 30, 2021
![A photograph featuring the RCA_CT-100 color television.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0495419/2147483647/strip/true/crop/604x404+0+0/resize/880x589!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F8e%2Fd2c8998d48c78c42f974a60326af%2Frca-ct-100-screenshot.jpg)
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