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1960s: A decade of innovation

Advances in engineering saw the completion of the Gateway Arch, and by the end of the decade America had put a man on the moon.

Brandie Piper

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Published: 10:46 AM CST January 24, 2022
Updated: 10:46 AM CST January 24, 2022

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By the 1960s, KSD had cemented its role as the dominant news station in town. Part of that dominance was due to forward-thinking management always looking for ways to innovate. One of those innovations was providing St. Louis its first locally produced color television program in 1966. Because the technology was so new, it was tested on the “Corky the Clown” children’s show.

Innovation wasn’t limited to KSD. Advances in engineering saw the completion of the Gateway Arch, and by the end of the decade, America had put a man on the moon.

Take a walk through history with some of the defining stories of the 1960s below.

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