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Video Music Box is an American music television program. The series is the first to feature hip hop videos primarily, [3] [4] and was created in 1983 by Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin, who also serve as the series' hosts. [1] It aired on the New York City-owned public television station WNYC-TV (now WPXN-TV) from 1984 to 1996.
March 12 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist (b. 1899) March 13 – Annette Hanshaw, singer (b. 1901) April 1 – Douglass Wallop, author and playwright (b. 1920) April 8 – John Frederick Coots, songwriter (b. 1897) April 22 – Paul H. Emmett, American chemical engineer (b. 1900) April 23
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The Box, originally named the Video Jukebox Network, was an American broadcast, cable and satellite television channel that operated from 1985 to 2001. The network focused on music videos, which through a change in format in the early 1990s, were selected by viewer request via telephone; as such, unlike competing networks (such as MTV and VH1), the videos were not broadcast on a set rotation.
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The 1985 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 13, 1985, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1984, to May 1, 1985. The show was hosted by Eddie Murphy at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Don Henley was the night's biggest winner, taking home
1985 – Country music singer Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp organize the first Farm Aid concert to raise money for family farmers facing financial crisis. 1985 – The Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable (as 1986 models), and the Nintendo Entertainment System are released to the public. 1985 – Gramm Rudman Hollings Balanced Budget Act