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August 1, 1981:Cable MTV Goes On-Air, 1970 First Long Distance Database Established


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<img width="673" height="535" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mtv1.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Mtv" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mtv1.png 673w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mtv1-300x238.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px" />

<img decoding="async" width="300" height="238" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/mtv1-300x238.png" alt="Mtv" class="wp-image-21974" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mtv1-300x238.png 300w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mtv1.png 673w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />August 1, 1981: MTV Launched

In a study by the US Atomic Energy Commission in 1970, they connected a computer across the transatlantic to see how a database could transfer overseas. One computer was in Paris at the European Space Resource Organization, the other in Palo Alto, CA. The group concluded that this was a success and anyone could get access the world over.

1981 – Music Television launched. This changed the way we consumed music. A 10 minute long hello from the staff of MTV at 12:01 on August 1st, was followed by the first music video – Video Killed the Radio Star.

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