#tbt: 36th C-SPANniversary

Three and a half decades of prank calls and riveting Capitol Hill minutia later, the network is still going strong.

On March 19, 1979, C-SPAN burst on to the cable television scene with its first broadcast of the day-to-day business of the United States House of Representatives.

Three and a half decades of prank calls and riveting Capitol Hill minutia later, the network is still going strong.

C-SPAN’s official account sent out this tweet out earlier this morning:

We look forward to more entertaining content for years to come!

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