Zenith introduces the first HDTV-compatible front projection TV in the U.S.. Broadcasters, TV & PC manufacturers set industry standards for digital HDTV.
Over a billion households worldwide now own television sets.
... founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the Western Hemisphere
William Baffin, (1584-1622), explorer
Willem Barents, (1550?-1597), Dutch, died on Nova ...