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U.s. History: Land of Television WebsiteU.s. History: Land of Television Website
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Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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U.s. History: Land of Television

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The advent of increased television programming helped create a national popular culture. Read about the many kinds of television programs offered in the 1950s.

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television

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children's television in the 1950s, culture in the 1950s, national popular culture, political advertising, situation comedies, television commercials, television newscasts, ushistory.org, westerns, american affluence, checkers speech, ed sullivan, howdy doody, huntley and brinkley, independence hall association, mickey mouse club, postwar america, ideal american family

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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