Television was created in the early 20th century but did not explode into the lives of Americans until the post-World War II period. The earliest uses of television were only radio broadcasts and live sports shows. The development of television came to a halt due to World War II because the government needed all people to be productive and work for the war effort. However, once the war was over, televisions flew off the shelves and television stations proliferated at a rate never seen before. This was an unprecedented event because nothing like it had been able to inform and influence people so quickly and efficiently since the invention of the printing press. Television allowed millions of people to relax on their couch while a TV host reported the daily news, which was incredible. Even children and the elderly can enjoy watching game shows, sitcoms and many other events with the flip of a switch. Television was important for a multitude of reasons, starting with how it influenced the daily minds of viewers regarding how America should act socially and culturally and how it influenced the politics of the time since television stations could report with pictures on wars , debates and historical events. Americans were influenced by television because of the social and cultural values ​​they noticed on television. “Among the most successful comedy shows of the 1950s was I Love Lucy,” where Lucy is the stereotypical white housewife who cleans the house, does the dishes, and is expected to be nothing more than a wife and mother (Present Tense page .91 ). However, this was not the case because he always wanted something he couldn't get and challenged society by referring... to the center of the paper... culture, society and history. One of the most popular and famous television programs was I Love Lucy, which contributed to the acceptance of women's rights. Jackie Robinson also benefited from the proliferation of television because he was the first African-American baseball player in the MLB and was seen almost every night by thousands of people while watching the Dodger game. Television had disgusted the public with its constant reporting of the deaths of American soldiers and had contributed to the end of the Vietnam War. Television had also influenced the 1960 presidential election won by Kennedy and had also benefited the civil rights movement by giving sympathy and support to African Americans. Without the creation of television, many of the most important events of the second half of the 20th century would have been radically different from what we know.