March 2: Compact Disk was released in the US market (1983)

Compact Disk (CD) players and disks with 16 titles from CBS Records were released in the US market on March 2, 1983 by Sony and Philips. This was the milestone moment of digital audio revolution. It revolutionized the way of storing music and data and opened the era of optical storage devices. It was later expanded to store data such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD, Super Video CD, PhotoCD, and PictureCD. Before the release in the US market, it was only available in Japan since October 1982. The CD technology was evolved from LaserDisc that was release by Sony in September 1976.