What is National Vcr Day?

National VCR Day, on June 7th, examines a device that changed the home movie-watching experience. a. The observance honors the video cassette recorder (VCR), a device that was once a technological marvel of science, in its time. (VCR)

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The VCR is an electro-mechanical unit that records analog audio and analog video from television on a portable, magnetic tape videocassette. Images and sounds can now be played back at a more convenient time. In 1956, Ampex, an American engineer, manufactured one of the first practical videotape recorders. Charles Ginsburg was an American engineer at Ampex, which pioneered one of the first practical videotape recorders.