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WILDLIFE SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Original run on CBS: January 6, 1963 – 1971.

The program was syndicated from 1971 to 1988, and was revived in 2002. The
show’s second incarnation currently airs on Animal Planet.

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Perkins was host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom from 1963 to 1985. He
was also director of the New York Zoo in Buffalo, N.Y., the Lincoln Park Zoo
in Chicago and the St. Louis Zoo. He died in 1986 at age 81.

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SUNDAY COMIC DEPUT ON THIS DAY IN 1952

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The Sunday strip appeared in the half-page format, which was the only complete
format for the entire life of the Sunday strip. Most of the other characters that
eventually became the main characters of Peanuts did not appear until later

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Charles Schulz

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PROGRAM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1975

1975 - AM American Begins

AM America was a morning news program produced by ABC in an attempt
to compete with Today on NBC. The show never found an audience after its
premiere. Lasting just under ten months, its final installment aired on October
31, 1975.

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Mister Ed the talking horse and co-star Alan Young as Wilbur Post

“Mr. Ed” first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then
on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. It is one of the few
series to debut in syndication and be picked up by a major network for
prime time.

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Allan "Rocky" Lane, the voice of Mr. Ed. 

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

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