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  2. Sign-on and sign-off - Wikipedia

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    Some broadcasters that have ceased signing on and signing off in favour of 24-hour broadcasting may perform a sign-off sequence at a certain time in the night (usually between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.) as a formality to signify the end of its operating day (in the United States, the broadcast logging day ends at 12:00 midnight local time).

  3. 1980s - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and ...

  4. Stop sign - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom and New Zealand stop signs are 750, 900 or 1200 mm (about 30, 36 or 48 inches), according to sign location and traffic speeds. [2] [3] In the United States, stop signs are 30 inches (76 cm) across opposite flats of the red octagon, with a ⁠ 3 / 4 ⁠-inch (2 cm) white border.

  5. A look back at what the world was like when AOL began

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    The '80s were a decade defined by major technological innovations, big hair, cult-classic movies and the start of many iconic companies, including AOL on May 24, 1985. Most basic supplies in the ...

  6. Television closedown routines in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the black-and-white phase, the announcer at the end of the Thames schedule for Friday (6:59pm) announced that broadcasts resumed on Monday morning without mentioning LWT. LWT on its behalf opened with an authority announcement, as if it were a morning start-up. After the start of colour broadcasts, the formalities had been toned down. [16]

  7. NBA on television in the 1980s - Wikipedia

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    The reason for this scheduling dilemma was the fact that the NBA had opted to start the regular season earlier. Starting in the mid-1970s, the NBA had pushed back the start of the regular season, resulting in it ending increasingly later (for example, April 6 in 1975, April 11 in 1976). Prior to that, the regular season had always ended in late ...

  8. Discontinued Foods from the '70s and '80s That We'll Never ...

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    The 1970s and '80s were filled with memorable but not-so-healthy foods. From Danish Rings and Swanson TV dinners to Nintendo Cereal and Hubba Bubba Gum, revisit these childhood classics.

  9. Portal:1980s - Wikipedia

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    The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.