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The 1920s were a great decade for entertainment firsts. Some of the most important were: Commercial radio made its debut in Pittsburgh (KDKA), Detroit (8MK) and Greater Boston (1XE, Medford Hillside) in 1920. The first broadcast of a world's series Baseball game occurred in 1921. The first national radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) debuted in 1926. And the first successful talking picture, a movie called "The Jazz Singer," debuted in 1927.

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