Creation and Early Years of PBS and Educational TV in the U.S. (1958–1974)

1. Educational TV station KNME signs on

   May 5, 1958Labels: KNME, Albuquerque

   • AmArchive

2. National Defense Education Act signed

   Sep 2, 1958Labels: NDEA, President Eisenhower

   • Britannica

3. Educational Television Facilities Act enacted

   May 15, 1962Labels: Educational Television, Congress

   • ETFA

4. All-Channel Receiver Act signed

   Jul 10, 1962Labels: All-Channel Receiver, President Kennedy

   • ACRA

5. Educational Television Stations division formed (NAEB)

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: NAEB, Educational Television

   • ETS

6. Carnegie Commission on Educational Television created

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Carnegie Commission, educational-television

   • Carnegie

7. Carnegie Commission issues "A Program for Action"

   Jan 26, 1967Labels: A Program, Carnegie Commission

   • Carnegie

8. Public Broadcasting Act creates CPB

   Nov 7, 1967Labels: Public Broadcasting, CPB

   • Britannica
   • Congress gov

9. CPB registered as a nonprofit corporation

   Mar 27, 1968Labels: Corporation for, nonprofit

   • CPB

10. PBS established as a new service

    Nov 3, 1969Labels: PBS, public-television

    • PBS

11. "Sesame Street" premieres on public television

    Nov 10, 1969Labels: Sesame Street, Children's TV

    • HISTORY

12. CPB forms National Public Radio (NPR)

    Feb 26, 1970Labels: NPR, CPB

    • CPB

13. PBS begins operations and replaces NET

    Oct 5, 1970Labels: PBS, NET

    • PBS
    • NET

14. PBS-associated National Public Affairs Center reorganized

    Jan 1, 1972Labels: National Public, NPAC

    • PBS

15. PBS merges with Educational Television Stations

    Jan 1, 1973Labels: PBS, Educational Television

    • PBS
    • ETS

16. PBS broadcasts Senate Watergate hearings nationwide

    May 17, 1973Labels: PBS, Watergate Hearings

    • PBS