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Pete

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On This Day January 29 1989 - Shining Time Station Premiered on PBS.

On this day January 29 1989, Shining Time Station premiered on PBS, introducing American audiences to a children’s series built around storytelling imagination and gentle life lessons. The show incorporated segments featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, helping bring the popular British characters to a wider audience in the United States.

Shining Time Station reflected the late 1980s commitment to...

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