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Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries

Okay kiddo, so you know how televisions have pictures that show up on the screen? Well, a long time ago, these pictures were only in black and white, and people thought they were pretty cool.

But as time went on, people started wondering if it was possible to make the pictures have colors, just like in real life. And finally, some smart people figured out how to do it!

The first country to have color TV was actually the United States. They showed the very first color television broadcast in 1954. But it took a while for other countries to catch up.

In Europe, the United Kingdom was the first to start broadcasting color TV in 1967. Other countries in Europe started doing it soon after, like Germany, France, and Italy.

In Asia, Japan was the first country to introduce color TV in 1960. After that, other countries in Asia started doing it too, like Korea and China.

In Africa and South America, it took a bit longer for color TV to become popular. Many countries in these regions didn't start showing color broadcasts until the 1980s or even later.

Overall, it took a long time for color TV to become popular all around the world. But now, most people watch TV in color every day!