Ladies and Gentlemen; now is the time for the first-ever draft of the TL.
POD: After the critical acclaim of Tennis For Two, William Higinbotham opened up American Computer Entertainment (ACE Games) to produce more software. The following year, Tennis For Two is released as an arcade game and is installed in bars, restaurants, and other places, quickly gaining popularity.
December 12, 1959: Stirling Moss' Cooper-Climax does not see its gearbox fail and wins the 1959 United States Grand Prix, which combined with Jack Brabham running out of fuel, leads to him winning the 1959 World Championship of Drivers.
1961: ACE Games released {Ping} to the public, which became an immediate success
1962: MIT's Spacewar!, created by Steve Russell and his fellow members of the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC)
1963: ACE Games officially releases Spacewar!, from the newly-hired Steve Russell
February 6, 1964 - British pop group The Beatles died in a plane crash while flying from the UK to New York
1967: ACE Games rejects Ralph H. Baer's Brown Box prototype
December 31, 1967: Coney Island Be-In; Gamers take over the Coney Island Amusement Park in an effort to play the latest video games, sparking international attention and controversy regarding the addictive nature of video games.....
May 24, 1969: "Video Game Fever" musical single by the Sugar-beats makes its hit debut, highlighting the rise in Gamer culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, ....
Christmas 1971: RCA Studio is released to the public, attracting international attention
February 6, 1972: ACE Games sue RCA and Ralph Bear for 'patent infringement', in response, RCA and Ralph Bear Counter-sued ACE Games for 'monopolistic tendencies'; sparking international coverage
June 27, 1972: Atari is founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney after their success with Computer Space
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