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WHEN TV WAS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL

You Are There - kids had to be quiet or no Disneyland after the show! | Thanks for the memories ...

The historical/education program You Are There originally started
as a CBS radio program and  made a transition to television in 1953,        
with
Walter Cronkite as the regular host.

Reporters included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox. The first telecast took place on February 1, 1953, featuring         
a re-enactment of the
Hindenburg disaster. The final telecast took
place on October 13, 1957.
        

Originally telecast live, most of the later episodes were produced
on film.

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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

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Dick Joy                                          Harlow Wilcox         

WALTER CRONKITE - YOU ARE THERE - 12 EPISODE 6 DVD HISTORY DOCUMENTARY BOX SET | Boxset ...

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SHAME ON YOU!

Striking Oregon teachers accused of unfair labor practices | WCYB

PORTLAND, Ore. — After striking teachers entered the Oregon Convention Center and disrupted a Metro meeting with a school
board member in attendance and picketed outside the homes
of two Portland Public Schools officials this week, the district’s
attorney sent a letter to the Portland Association of Teachers
asking it to stop, or there could be legal action.

A few dozen people gathered outside the home of PPS Chief of
Staff Jonathan Garcia’s home and “threateningly taunted him
by asking him if their presence made him feel uncomfortable,"
according to the district and a letter written by attorney Dennis
Westlind on behalf of PPS and sent to PAT leaders Wednesday.

(KATU)

Portland teachers union president Gwen Sullivan says strike vote was 'bittersweet' (Q&A ...
Portland Teachers Union President Gwen Sullivan.

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ACTOR TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE

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William Defoe will be 67 years old July 22nd.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — Actor Willem Dafoe is set to receive an
honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
next month.

University officials announced Friday that Dafoe will receive the doctorate of arts on May 22. He’s slated to speak at the school’s
two graduation ceremonies that day. He’ll receive the degree
during the second ceremony of the day.

Dafoe has appeared in more than 100 films, including "Platoon"
and the Spider-Man franchise. He’s been nominated four times
for an Academy Award for his work in "Platoon," "Shadow of the Vampire," "The Florida Project" and "At Eternity’s Gate." He’s
currently appearing in "The Northman."

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CHILDREN’S TV SHOW DEBUTED IN 1969

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On November 10, 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV
show that would teach generations of young children the
alphabet and how to count, made its broadcast debut.

The show is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the
Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) and
was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett (below).

As of 2018, Sesame Street has won 189 Emmy Awards and 
13 Grammy Awards, more than any other children’s show.

 

 

 

Black and white photo of a smiling woman about fifty years of age and wearing a jacket and tied-up scarf 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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The U.S. Senate Watergate Committee began its hearings on this day
1973. Senator Sam Ervin (below) opened the first public hearing on
Presidential Campaign Activities, commonly known as Watergate.

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Richard Nixon leaves the White House following his resignation over 
the Watergate scandal.

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