On Nov. 10, 1969, the children's educational program "Sesame Street" made its debut on National Educational Television, now PBS. It continues in its 55th season. In the works for several years, it was ...

Take a trip back in time to when the trailblazing children's show first aired on Nov. 10, 1969 Sesame Street's first hosts, Matt Robinson (Gordon), Will Lee (Mr. Hooper), Loretta Long (Susan) and Bob ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

On Nov. 10, 1969, “Sesame Street” premiered on public television stations nationwide — reshaping the world of children’s programming and blazing a trail that has yet to be equaled 50 years later. The ...

The famed puppeteer who’s been playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” since its debut in 1969 will leave the show this week. On Thursday, Caroll Spinney, 84, will lend his voice to ...

Best known for her role of Susan on the children's show Sesame Street (1969), Loretta Long has also worked as a schoolteacher and has a Ed.D. in education from the University of Massachusetts. Before ...

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? On Nov. 10, 1969, the iconic show premiered for the first time, teaching millions of kids their ABC’s and revolutionizing children’s television programming ...

Caroll Spinney, who has played iconic Muppets Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the kids' show Sesame Street since it began in 1969, is retiring at the age of 84, and his last episode will tape this ...