MSNBC news network debuts on cable, Internet 20 years ago this hour (July 15 1996)


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(Monday, July 15, 1996, 9:00 a.m. EDT)MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network founded as separate partnerships between Microsoft and General Electric’s NBC unit, made its debut today on cable and the Internet.