Memory of the day: 1st color TV is released to the public in London in 1938

CAIRO – 17 February 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on February 17.

815 - Ibn Tabataba's victory over the governor of Kufa by the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun after his situation worsened.

1938 - The first color television to be shown to the public in London, which was invented by the Scotsman J. Baird.

1959 - The first weather satellite, called "Vanguard 2", is launched.