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Timeline of Nickelodeon

The 1970's

 * 1976: QUBE starts planning the first ever television channel for kids.
 * December 1, 1977: Pinwheel is launched. It only broadcasted 6 hours a day.
 * 1979: Pinwheel is officially launched.

The 1980's

 * 1980: Geraldine Laybourne joins the Pinwheel production team.
 * April 1, 1981: The Pinwheel television network is renamed Nickelodeon. The Pinwheel network becomes a TV block. ARTS launches.
 * 1983: Geraldine Laybourne becomes Nickelodeon's first president.
 * February 1, 1984: ARTS is renamed A&E Network.
 * 1984: The pinball logo of Nickelodeon is replaced with a new logo called the "slime/splat" logo. It was created by the company Fred/Alan. Nick 2 is launched.
 * July 1, 1985: A&E Network drops the four-year partnership with Nickelodeon, leaving Nickelodeon broadcasting 24 hours a day. The Nick at Nite block is launched.
 * 1986: The Big Ballot broadcasts.
 * March 1, 1988: The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards broadcasts annually.
 * 1988: Nick Jr. is launched.
 * 1989: Pinwheel ceases transmission.

The 1990's

 * June 7, 1990: Nickelodeon Studios is opened.
 * 1990: Nickelodeon Magazine is officially published. It was only available in the Pizza Huts. It was discontinued after two issues.
 * August 11, 1991: The Nicktoons brand is launched.
 * August 15, 1991: SNICK is launched.
 * April 30, 1992: The Nickelodeon time capsule is buried for 50 years.
 * June 1993: Nickelodeon Magazine is revived.
 * 1993: You Can't Do That on Television is cancelled.
 * September 1, 1993: The first Nickelodeon outside of the US, Nickelodeon UK is launched.
 * April 16, 1994: All That starts broadcasting as a replacement for You Can't Do That on Television.
 * October 1995: Nick.com is launched.
 * 1996: Natalie's Backseat Traveling Web Show broadcasts on Nick.com.
 * April 29, 1996: TV Land is launched.
 * 1998: Natalie's Backseat Traveling Web Show is cancelled. The website gets redirected to Nick.com.
 * February 2, 1999: Noggin is launched.
 * March 1, 1999: Nick GAS is launched.
 * May 1, 1999: SpongeBob SquarePants airs for the first time. The show becomes a flop and would be cancelled until Nickelodeon decided to renew the show for a second season.

The 2000's

 * July 8, 2000: TEENick is launched.
 * 2000: Nick on CBS debuts on CBS.
 * 2001: The Nick broadband video games for rent is launched.
 * 2002: A newer version of the splat logo is debuted on all Nickelodeons for the first time.
 * April 1, 2002: The N is launched.
 * May 1, 2002: Nicktoons is launched.
 * August 28, 2004: SNICK is cancelled.
 * 2005: Nick Germany is launched. The logo for the channel is different.
 * 2005: TurboNick is launched.
 * November 23, 2006: Nick Pakistan is launched. The logo for the channel is different.
 * December 31, 2007: Nick GAS is closed on cable.
 * February 2, 2009: TEENick & Nick Jr. is renamed Hollywood Hang & Play Date.
 * April 23, 2009: Nick GAS is closed indefinite.
 * Summer 2009: TurboNick is renamed Nick Video.
 * September 28, 2009: All Nickelodeon TV networks except TV Land get a new logo.
 * December 2009: Nick Magazine ends publication.

The 2010's

 * 2010