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MTV Takes to the Air
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Published May 17, 2012
On August 1, 1981 the New York City-based Music Television—or MTV—network was launched.
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Eruption of Mount St. Helens
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted.
Soviet Union in Afghanistan
In December 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica
Reggae legend Bob Marley performed at the One Love Peace Concert at the National Hero’s Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on April 22, 1978.
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Blizzard of 1977 Blankets Southern Ontario and Upstate New York
On January 28, 1977 a five-day blizzard brought freezing temperatures, low-visibility, wind gusts of up to 60 mph, and snowdrifts as high as 30 feet.
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Apple of your i...
In April 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak form Apple Computer Company in Cupertino, California.
Microsoft Comes into Being
In 1975 Bill Gates founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Gladiator Fire in Arizona
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A wildfire north of Phoenix threatened the historic mining community of Crown King.
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Smoke and fires in eastern Asia
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Retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier
Since 1980, the volume of a glacier that spills into the Prince William Sound has shrunk by half.
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Upper Midwest, United States
Published May 16, 2012
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Fires and smoke near Lake Baikal, Russia
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