Today in history: In 1996, MSNBC was born. The fourth-place cable news network turns nine years old today. (Will it live to be 10?) From the time capsule:
> Marketplace: “MSNBC started broadcasting today from a New York studio that one anchorwoman described as ‘a cross between a Seattle coffeehouse and the bridge of the Starship Enterprise.'”
> Here’s a screenshot of MSNBC.com’s very first day on the ‘net.
> Screen grabs: 1 and 2.
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