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jan 1, 1962 - Educational Television Facilities Act Passed

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President Kennedy signed this act into law to grant federal funding for the construction of non-commercial educational television stations, expanding the infrastructure that would soon broadcast Sesame Street and Mister Rogers.

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jan 1, 1962
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~ 64 years ago