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FIRST TIME TV DEBATE HELD ON THIS DAY

How the JFK-Nixon debates in 1960—the first on live TV—set the stage for all to come

       
 

On September 26, 1960, for the first time in U.S. history, a
debate between major party presidential candidates was
broadcast on live television. The presidential hopefuls,
John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts,
and
Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States,
met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters.

Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from this first of
four televised debates.

       
        
 

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John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon

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63 años del debate entre Nixon y Kennedy

School integration, Nixon vs. Kennedy: News Journal archives, Sept. 24

       
        
       

        
        
         
         
         
         
       

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MIKEY LIKED LIFE IN THE 1970’s

70 popular vintage 1970s cereals we loved & we miss - Click Americana

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A 5 year-old “Mikey” was portrayed by John Gilchrist along
with his two real-life brothers, Tom and Mike in 1971.

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The Quaker Oats Company, known as Quaker, is an American
food
conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. As Quaker Mill
Company, the company was founded in 1877 in Ravenna, Ohio.

In 1881, Henry Crowell bought the company and launched a
national advertising campaign for Quaker Oats.

In 1983, Quaker acquired Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., the maker
of
Van Camp’s and Gatorade. In 2001, PepsiCo bought Quaker
Oats for $14 billion, primarily to acquire the Gatorade brand.
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Cereal Tycoon: Henry Parsons Crowell Founder of the Quaker Oats Co. - Faithlife.com

Henry Parsons Crowell (1855–1944)

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FIRST TELEVISED BASEBALL GAME IN 1939

First televised baseball games – Dutch Baseball Hangout

On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball
game was broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was
to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber (below) called
the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn
Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.

This Day in History: First Televised Major League Baseball Game

First Major League Baseball game was on television, 80 years ago today on the forerunner to WNBC ...

In the first televised baseball game, the Cincinnati Reds played what team? | Trivia Genius

Dayhoff Soundtrack: August 26, 1939 History.com First televised Major League baseball game

Baseball In Pics on Twitter: "The first baseball game ever televised, Princeton against Columbia ...

First televised baseball games – Dutch Baseball Hangout

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FORMER LOCAL TV ANCHOR HAS PASSED

Michael DONAHUE | Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK | Oklahoma State | Department of ...

Former anchor Mike Donahue to speak at Chamber gala | News | thenewsguard.com

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN-TV) — Mike Donahue, who became one
of the most trusted journalists ever in Portland during a 44-
year career with KOIN 6 News, has died following a lengthy
battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77.

How I See It: Saying goodbye to KOIN's Mike Donahue - YouTube

 

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TELEVISION WEATHERWOMAN DEAD AT 51

Elise Finch - YouTube

Emmy-winning meteorologist Elise Finch has died, according
to
WCBS New York, the station she worked at for 16 years.

According to a statement issued by the TV station, Finch died
at a local hospital, and her cause of death remains unknown.

Elise Finch (@EFinchTV) | Twitter

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