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jan 1, 1981 - 1981

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Ronald Reagan, President of America, appoints Mark S. Fowler as the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. With this came the abolition of advertising regulations, especially with childrens television, which allowed for toy companies to create cartoons for the specific purpose of being advertisements for already existing toys.

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jan 1, 1981
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~ 45 years ago