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3 hours ago · Set in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York, General Hospital debuted on April 1, 1963, the same day that rival network NBC launched its own medical daytime drama, The Doctors. The show originally aired for a half-hour until the network expanded it to the unusual length of 45 minutes in 1976, and then to a full hour in 1978.
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3 hours ago · Nickelodeon's pre-launch logo from 1978, designed by creative consultant Joseph Iozzi. Font by Lubalin, Smith, Carnase, Inc. Initially scheduled for a February 1979 launch, Nickelodeon was officially launched on April 1, 1979 (as the first-ever children's network) on Warner Cable franchises across the country.
