Simeon Van Winkles

Historical marker location:

Paterson, New Jersey

( Marker is on E 42nd Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1961

1686 - 1775.

The first color television broadcast in the world took place in New Jersey in 1951. CBS broadcast a one-hour program called "Premiere," which included a variety of musical performances and a short film.