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Public Broadcasting Service logo Big Bird from Sesame Street meets First Lady Pat Nixon
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Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?

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News •

Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR • Apr. 16, 2025, 11:42 AM ET (PBS)
Trump Targets NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid in $9 Billion Spending Cut • Apr. 15, 2025, 7:52 AM ET (Bloomberg.com)
White House to ask Congress to cut $9B in funds, including for NPR, PBS, USAID • Apr. 14, 2025, 11:23 AM ET (The Hill)
Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: Student Visas Revoked; Harmon Campaign Contributions | Season 2025 • Apr. 11, 2025, 11:59 PM ET (PBS)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots' • Apr. 8, 2025, 3:42 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As PBS • public television
Date 1969 - present
Headquarters Alexandria
Areas Of Involvement broadcasting • public enterprise • television
Related People Walter Cronkite • Edward Gorey • Jim Lehrer • Charlayne Hunter-Gault • Mark Shields • Lincoln Filene • Bill Moyers • Diane Ackerman

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