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- Filming Television Show with Henry Ford's "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
- October 19, 1939
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Filming Television Show with Henry Ford's "Kitchen Sink" Engine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
- "Bert" Hand Puppet, circa 1995 -
- circa 1995
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"Bert" Hand Puppet, circa 1995
- McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys, 1988 - Fast food restaurants often draw on popular culture for their children's meal toys. McDonald's offered this Fraggle Rock Happy Meal premium in 1988. Fraggle Rock -- a children's puppet television program created by Jim Henson in 1983 -- was a raucous, music-filled show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs as they deal with the serious issues of life.
- 1988
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McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys, 1988
Fast food restaurants often draw on popular culture for their children's meal toys. McDonald's offered this Fraggle Rock Happy Meal premium in 1988. Fraggle Rock -- a children's puppet television program created by Jim Henson in 1983 -- was a raucous, music-filled show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs as they deal with the serious issues of life.
- McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Packaging, 1988 - McDonald's offered children's Happy Meals packaged in Fraggle Rock-themed boxes in 1988. Each colorful box -- decorated with puzzles, games, and images of characters -- held food and a small toy. Created by Jim Henson in 1983, Fraggle Rock was a raucous, music-filled children's puppet television show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs dealing with the serious issues of life.
- 1988
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McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Packaging, 1988
McDonald's offered children's Happy Meals packaged in Fraggle Rock-themed boxes in 1988. Each colorful box -- decorated with puzzles, games, and images of characters -- held food and a small toy. Created by Jim Henson in 1983, Fraggle Rock was a raucous, music-filled children's puppet television show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs dealing with the serious issues of life.
- United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961 -
- June 27, 1961
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United States Patent for Subscription Television Decoder Unit, June 27, 1961
- "Star Trek" Lunchbox, 1968 - Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. <em>Star Trek</em> featured the interstellar adventures of the USS <em>Enterprise</em>, Captain James T. Kirk, and his crew "to boldly go where no man has gone before." The original <em>Star Trek</em> shows and subsequent series have developed a cult-like following by "Trekkies."
- 1968
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"Star Trek" Lunchbox, 1968
Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. Star Trek featured the interstellar adventures of the USS Enterprise, Captain James T. Kirk, and his crew "to boldly go where no man has gone before." The original Star Trek shows and subsequent series have developed a cult-like following by "Trekkies."
- "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Lunchbox and Thermos, 1966 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. <em>The Man from U.N.C.L.E.</em> was a popular television show that ran from 1964 to 1968, featuring the adventures of two secret agents working for a fictitious international agency.
- 1966
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"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Lunchbox and Thermos, 1966
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was a popular television show that ran from 1964 to 1968, featuring the adventures of two secret agents working for a fictitious international agency.
- "Get Smart" Lunchbox, 1966 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. <em>Get Smart</em> was television satire of secret agent shows and movies, featuring an inept agent working for a US government counter-intelligence agency in the late 1960s.
- 1966
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"Get Smart" Lunchbox, 1966
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Get Smart was television satire of secret agent shows and movies, featuring an inept agent working for a US government counter-intelligence agency in the late 1960s.
- Lunchbox, Julia, 1969 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. <em>Julia</em> was a ground-breaking sitcom, with singer-actress Diahann Caroll the first to portray an African-American woman in a professional occupation, as a nurse, mother, and Vietnam War widow.
- 1969
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Lunchbox, Julia, 1969
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Julia was a ground-breaking sitcom, with singer-actress Diahann Caroll the first to portray an African-American woman in a professional occupation, as a nurse, mother, and Vietnam War widow.
- Lunchbox & Thermos, Happy Days, 1976 - Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. <em>Happy Days</em>, which aired 1974-1984, presented an idealized vision of American life from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Focusing on a middle-class family living in Milwaukee, the show revolved around Richie and his friends, including the "hoodlum" Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli.
- 1976
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Lunchbox & Thermos, Happy Days, 1976
Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. Happy Days, which aired 1974-1984, presented an idealized vision of American life from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Focusing on a middle-class family living in Milwaukee, the show revolved around Richie and his friends, including the "hoodlum" Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli.