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Morning Edition Turns 40 Morning Edition debuted on Nov. 5, 1979, and over the years has covered seven U.S. presidents, two Persian Gulf wars, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and nine Star Wars movies.
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Morning Edition Turns 40
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