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ABC News traces its roots to NBC's sold-off Blue Network!
The FCC forced NBC to sell its secondary Blue Network over monopoly concerns. Edward Noble bought it for $8 million in 1943, renaming it the American Broadcasting Company — ABC — in 1945.
ABC was the last Big Three network to launch a nightly newscast!
NBC's Camel News Caravan debuted in 1949 and CBS launched its evening news in 1948. ABC didn't air its own nightly news until 1953, making it the youngest of the major broadcast news operations.
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ABC News has been on air for over 70 years since its 1945 founding!
ABC News launched just as WWII ended, making it one of America's oldest broadcast news divisions. Its history spans radio, TV, and now streaming. Explore the full history at Wikipedia
This storyIn what year did the U.S. national debt first hit $1 trillion?
- 1974
- 1981
- 1982
- 1990
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1982