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2 | 1928 | 3 | 20 | Birth | Frederick McFeely Rogers is born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQzrmE3YR6zzD1vC7q1xCL13T9VXk720GYzJ1V6GJqAz_jEyu8-sIgZ4geVoRMJFaG5-RYI32LS6ObG/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 | |||
3 | 1951 | Graduation | After attending Dartmouth, Rogers graduates magna cum laude with a degree in music composition from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. | https://www.rollins.edu/ | |||||
4 | 1952 | 6 | 9 | Marriage | Rogers marries Joanne Byrd. | ||||
5 | 1953 | "The Children's Corner" | Rogers helps develop "The Children's Corner" for the first public TV station in the U.S. | red | https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTY2NzViZjQtZTAwNS00Y2U3LTliNWYtNWNmOTZlODY3MzNhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzYwNDM5Mg@@._V1_.jpg | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250142/ | |||
6 | 1954 | WQED | Rogers is hired by WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to work as a puppeteer. | red | |||||
7 | 1954 | Daniel Striped Tiger Debut | Daniel Striped Tiger and several other famous puppets makes their debuts on "The Children's Corner." | red | |||||
8 | 1959 | First Child | James, the Rogers' first son, is born. | ||||||
9 | 1961 | Second Child | John, the Rogers'second son, is born. | ||||||
10 | 1963 | Seminary | Rogers graduates from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. | https://www.pts.edu/ | |||||
11 | 1963 | Ordination | Rogers is ordained as a Presbyterian minister. | ||||||
12 | 1963 | On-Camera Debut | Rogers hosts a series of 15-minute episodes of "Mister Rogers" for the Canadian Broadcast System. | red | |||||
13 | 1964 | "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" | 30 minute episodes of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" begin airing on PBS. | red | https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/41/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood_1968.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20170515230254 | http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood | |||
14 | 1967 | "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" | Rogers composes "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" and uses it to open each show. | red | https://youtu.be/eInUUfyqa5o | ||||
15 | 1968 | White House Forum | Rogers is appointed chairman of the White House Forum on Mass Media and Child Development. | ||||||
16 | 1969 | 5 | 1 | Appearance before Senate | Rogers appears before U.S. Senate to defend funding for public TV. | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Mister-Rogers-Congress.jpg | United States Senate via fredrogers.org | ||
17 | 1969 | Peabody Award | Rogers wins the George Foster Peabody Award for television excellence. | #9cf | |||||
18 | 1979 | Defends Sony Corporation in Lawsuit | Rogers defends the use of VCRs to record live TV, arguing they help families spend time together. | ||||||
19 | 1981 | 2 | 18 | Jeffrey Erlanger | 10-year-old Jeffrey Erlanger demonstrates his wheelchair in a memorable episode. | https://youtu.be/5BZlyxS37Kk | |||
20 | 1984 | Smithsonian Sweater | The Smithsonian Institution in Washington adds Mr. Rogers' sweater to its collection. | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Fred_Rogers_sweater.jpg | Rudi Riet | ||||
21 | 1984 | Burger King Ads | Rogers convinces Burger King to remove ads featuring a Mr. Rogers lookalike, Mr. Rodney. | ||||||
22 | 1987 | Soviet Appearance | Mr. Rogers films a segment for a children's show in the USSR, “Good Night, Little Ones.” | ||||||
23 | 1990 | KKK Lawsuit | Rogers forces the Ku Klux Klan to stop imitating his show in recordings. | ||||||
24 | 1996 | TV Guide 50 Greatest | TV Guide names Fred Rogers one of the 50 greatest TV stars of all time. | #9cf | |||||
25 | 1996 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Rogers plays preacher "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" cameo, the only time he played someone other than himself. | ||||||
26 | 1997 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Rogers is presented with Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. | #9cf | https://youtu.be/hiNi4Ij9Mxc | ||||
27 | 1997 | 5 | Surpasses Captain Kangaroo | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood surpasses Captain Kangaroo as longest-running children's television series. | red | ||||
28 | 1998 | 7 | 28 | Koko the Gorilla | Rogers films a memorable segment with Koko the Gorilla, a fan of his show. | red | https://youtu.be/cn79Lgfh1hw | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko_(gorilla) | |
29 | 1998 | Hollywood Star | Rogers is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. | #9cf | |||||
30 | 1999 | Television Hall of Fame | Rogers is inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. | #9cf | |||||
31 | 2001 | 8 | 31 | Last Episode | The last episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" airs on PBS. | red | |||
32 | 2001 | September 11 PSAs | Rogers films public service announcements teaching parents how to talk to their children about the 9/11 attacks. | red | https://youtu.be/LZbXM3Kzd7o | ||||
33 | 2002 | 7 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Rogers is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. | #9cf | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/PresMedalFreedom.jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PresMedalFreedom.jpg | ||
34 | 2003 | 2 | 27 | Death | Fred Rogers dies of stomach cancer at the age of 74. | ||||
35 | 2012 | 9 | 3 | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, an animated spin-off, debuts. | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/Daniel_Tiger%27s_Neighborhood_logo.png | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Tiger%27s_Neighborhood_logo.png | http://pbskids.org/daniel/ | |
36 | 2018 | 3 | 6 | A 50th-anniversary Tribute Show | A 50th-anniversary tribute show, hosted by actor Michael Keaton, airs on PBS. | ||||
37 | 2018 | 6 | 8 | Documentary | A Fred Rogers documentary film titled "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is released. | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Won%27t_You_Be_My_Neighbor%3F.png | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Won%27t_You_Be_My_Neighbor%3F.png | http://focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/ | |
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