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1998 Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down02930301
1998 U.S. military plane clips cable car lines in northern Italy, kills 20 1997 19th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards 1996 18th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 28 awards 1996 "Cable Guy" starring Jim Carrey is released 1995 "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki 1995 U.S. Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations 1995 17th ACE Cable Awards 1995 Cable News Network joins internet 1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV 1995 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards 1994 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network 1994 FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts 1994 15th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10 1993 14th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards 1992 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill) 1992 Cartoon Cable Network premieres 1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1992 13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards 1991 Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes 1991 Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn and Queens 1991 12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards 1991 AT&T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable 1990 Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 11th ACE Cable Awards 1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV 1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs 1989 10th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 35 awards 1988 9th ACE Cable Awards 1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable 1983 Nashville Network begins on cable TV 1983 TNN, The Nashville Network, begins on Cable TV 1982 SF's cable cars made a final run before closing down for 20-month 1980 Bravo network premieres on cable TV 1980 1st transmission of CNN, Cable News Network 1980 Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting 1969 Kitty G, Katia Geiger, Leningrad Russia, cable tv actress 1968 Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone 1967 Tawni Cable, Salem, Oregon, playmate, June 1989 1965 Ben Stiller, New York City, actor, Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy 1964 San Francisco cable cars declared a national landmark 1957 Demolition begins on cable car barn at California and Hyde (SF) 1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation (Scot-Canada) 1956 Transatlantic telephone cable (Newfoundland-Oban) is used 1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) 1956 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service 1937 Plow for laying submarine cable patented 1936 Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1931 Coaxial cable patented 1929 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places 1925 George Washington Cable, American Novelist 1903 Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, President TR sends message 1903 San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US 1900 Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer 1886 Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia 1884 1st steam cable trams start in highgate 1878 California St. Cable Car RR Co starts service 1876 California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise 1873 Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street 1873 1st trial run of San Francisco cable car, Clay Street between Kearny and Jones 1873 San Francisco's 1st cable car begins service 1873 Construction begins on Clay St. (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad 1871 1st cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie (begins service in 1873) 1866 Transatlantic cable laid-President Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria 1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) 1865 Trans Atlantic Cable being laid by SS Great Eastern snaps and is lost 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month 1858 Cyrus W. Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable 1844 George W. Cable, American writer, Northampton Years 1844 George Washington Cable, American Novelist 1836 Andrew S. Hallidie, inventor, cable car 1819 Cyrus West Field, financier/success of 1st transatlantic cable |
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