Vitalii Petrushenko/iStock via Getty Images Co-authored by Treading Softly On June 1st, 1980, the world changed forever. While there have been many monumental milestones throughout humankind's history, few could readily be described as universally disapproved of. On this day, CNN began its 24-hour news cycle. An endless supply of news was presented 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and could be piped into your home through a television set. It would take 16 years, in 1996, for Fox to begin its own 24-h ...