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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.
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May 13 – Selma Diamond, Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and writer (b. 1920) May 16 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902) May 17 – Abe Burrows, humorist, author, and director (b. 1910) June 6 – Leonard Lake, American serial killer (b. 1945) June 11 – Vic Tanny, bodybuilder and physical culture advocate (b. 1912)
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. 1985 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise from top-left: Royal Air Force C-130 airdropping food during the Ethiopian famine ; reductions of up to 70 percent in the ozone column observed in the austral (southern hemispheric ...
January 1 – The newest music video channel, VH-1, begins broadcasting on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV. The first video played is Marvin Gaye's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". [1] January 11
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.
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