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471K views · 12K reactions | MTV launched in 1981 – 40 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. This year marked 43 years since MTV launched.MTV made its debut on August 1, 1981, shaking up the music industry by launching the first 24-hour music video channel. The first music video aired was The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Initially available to only a few thousand homes on cable, MTV quickly gained traction and reached more than 2.5 million households within its first two yea
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