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Step into 1988, a year of groundbreaking progress and global events. Witness the birth of the Internet as we know it today, bringing a new era of global conn...
Sep 20, 2020 · Weird History presents Timeline and the year 1988. In 1988, we would see one of the largest oil spills ever with the Exxon Valdez, the undisputed heavyweight...
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The Olympic Games ( Summer and Winter) have been televised in the United States since 1960. It has become one of the most popular programs on USA television every four and then two years. The Olympics has been exclusively broadcast on NBC and NBCUniversal 's TV networks in the United States since 1988 for the Summer Olympics and 2002 for the ...
[1] [2] ABC last televised the Summer Olympics in 1984 and Winter Olympics in 1988 . History. 1960s. While CBS aired both the 1960 Winter and Summer Games (marking the first time that the Olympics were broadcast on American television), by 1964, a different network showed the Winter Games: ABC.
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Griffith Joyner’s total haul was three gold medals and one silver. Unfortunately, the biggest media event of the 1988 Olympic Games was the disqualification of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, after he had won the 100 metres in the world record time of 9.79, defeating Carl Lewis in the process. A few days later, Johnson tested positive for ...
Sep 14, 1988 · “We do not want NBC to be the story of these Games.” NBC will present 179 1/2 hours of Olympic coverage, with 80 hours of live prime-time coverage (4:30 to 9 p.m., Pacific time) and 30 hours ...
