1993 Event Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1992 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993 1971 Event Cigarette advertisements banned on television 1970 Event President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1966 Event All U.S. cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health" 1965 Event Cigarette Ads banned on British TV 1965 Event President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1964 Event FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages 1921 Event Iowa imposed 1st state cigarette tax 1904 Event Woman arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on 5th Avenue, New York City