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Mtv And It's Affect On American History MTV History In 1954, the release of “Rock around the clock”, known as the original white Rock n’ Roll song and becoming number one on the pop charts, marked a turning point in the history of popular music and it’s success in the future. In the late 70s, early 80s, Reagan was president, then Senator Al Gore’s wife led the crusade against inappropriate rock lyrics and founded the Parents’ Music Resource Center(PMRC). The hippies became yuppies and began to devote their time to raising well mannered, preppie children. Rock music, a vital social phenomena among American youth, had grown dull due to it’s lack of style change from earlier music. Something new and modern was in need. August 1, 1981, was a day that would change the history of music forever. On this day, MTV first aired with its very first music video by The Buggles “Video killed the radio star”. This video was also the millionth to air on Feb. 27, 2000, and third most aired in video history (Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” being the first). This new way of presenting rock music, through a 24 hour cable music video channel, would change Rock n’ Roll forever. The first video was a new medium without boundar