MTV Launches In America

  August 1, 1981, MTV goes on the air, bringing music videos to the masses - at least the ones with cable. With the words "Ladies and gentlemen: Rock and roll," spoken by network co-creator John Lack, Viacom-owned MTV ("Music Television") makes its broadcast debut. https://youtu.be/XBf0yJVMSzI Following a montage of NASA footage, culminating in the iconic photo of an Apollo astronaut standing near the American flag he planted on the […]