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The One-Off Song That Accidentally Became One Of America’s Most Popular Mnemonics

AUDIENCE, MUSIC Posted: November 30, 2015 9:05 am

“The odds of ‘Fifty Nifty United States’ becoming a beloved children’s classic were slim. Kraft Music Hall wasn’t exactly must-see TV—in the season that ‘Fifty Nifty United States’ made its first appearance, it wasn’t even in the top 30 most-watched shows on TV.”

AUDIENCE, MUSIC Published: 11.30.15

Read the story in Slate Published: 11.30.15

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