The document traces important milestones in the development of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) from 1888 when liquid crystals were first discovered to the present day. Some key events include the invention of the cathode ray tube in 1897, the first paper on LCD research in the US in 1958, the suggestion to use liquid crystals for displays in 1963, and the invention of the "twisted nematic" LCD in 1967. Major commercial developments include the first LCD color TV in 1985, the world's first LCD viewcam in 1992, a 20-inch 3D LCD demonstrated in 2004, and Samsung's development of the world's largest 82-inch LCD TV.