To kick off our fifth decade, watch how NewsHour has evolved

In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, we celebrate the NewsHour’s 40th birthday with look at how we’ve evolved since that very first broadcast.

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  • GWEN IFILL:

    In our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. What about you? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or tweet to @NewsHour using #NewsHourShares. We might share it on air. Finally tonight: Happy anniversary to us. Forty years ago today, we premiered as "The Robert MacNeil Report." We have changed a lot since then, but our core journalistic standards remain.

    Here's a quick look back at how we have evolved since then. You may or may not remember some of it.

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