Purely History on Instagram: "Sesame Street is an American educational television series that first premiered on November 10, 1969. Created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, it was developed through the Children’s Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to help preschoolers learn through entertainment. The show combined live action, puppetry, and animation to teach literacy, math, emotional skills, and social values. Its cast featured a mix of adults, children, and Jim Henson’s Muppets,