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jul 1, 1939 - Burr Tillstrom Broadcasts from World's Fair

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Burr Tillstrom broadcast a live puppet show from the New York World's Fair - the first time a children's entertainer performed specifically for the new medium of television.

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jul 1, 1939
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~ 86 years ago