February 1: United States troops land in the Marshall Islands.
February 2: The first issue of Human Events is published in Washington, D.C..
February 3: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.
February 7: At Anzio, Italian forces launch a counteroffensive.
February 14: An anti-Japanese revolt breaks out on Java.
February 15: Battle of Monte Cassino: The monastery atop Monte Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombing.
February 17: The Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; it ends in an American victory on February 22.
February 20: The "Big Week" begins with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers. - The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
February 22: United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe organized from the Eighth Air Force's strategic planning staff; subsuming strategic planning for all US Army Air Forces in Europe and Africa.
February 23: The Chechens and Ingush are forcibly deported to Central Asia.
February 26: Kurt Gerron begins shooting the Nazi propaganda film Theresienstadt in Theresienstadt concentration camp. He and many others who feature in it are transferred to Auschwitz and gassed on its completion. - First woman appointed to the substantive rank of captain in the United States Navy Nurse Corps, Sue S. Dauser.
February 29: Battle of Los Negros and Operation Brewer: U.S. forces land on the Admiralty Islands. (source: Wikipedia)
Adventures of the Sea Hound 1944-02-01 - Alf Taken Back to Ship | |||||||||||||
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Description: | After assisting Captain Silver, the Cockney sailor named Alf is returned to his ship. He sees Senor Waldman still on the loose, but is imprisoned by one of his fellow sailors. |
Hop Harrigan 1944-02-02 xxxx) - In Berlin | |||||||||||||
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Jack Armstrong 1944-02-02 - Diamond's in Spider's Plane | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1722 - Deal in Cattle | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 314 - Cabin on the Trail | |||||||||||||
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Mr Keen 970 - The Case of the Girl Who Flirted | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A murderer in an Egyptian tomb leads to a kidnapped girl and a stolen painting. |
Suspense 77 - The Sisters | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Lydia Haskell goes to a funeral parlor to purchase a coffin. When the mortician asks who it is for, she tells him that it is intended for herself—she had a premonition that she will be dying shortly! Worried that she may be planning to commit suicide, ... |
Terry and the Pirates 1944-02-03 - Real Baron Is Alive | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1723 - Guns Is Fer Fighting Men | |||||||||||||
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Red Ryder 1944-02-04 - Birthday Broadcast | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The cast of the show satirizing itself on the occasion of the show's second anniversary. |
Adventures by Morse 5 - The Skeleton Walks In | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The City of the Dead Part 5 |
Nick Carter, Master Detective 43 - Corpse in the Cab | |||||||||||||
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Description: | aka " The Mystery Of The Murder In The Park" |
Weird Circle 24 - The Niche of Doom | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Based on "La Grande Bretèche" a short story by Honoré de Balzac. A jealous husband traps his wife's lover hiding in the closet with a most fiendish plan. |
Chase and Sanborn Program 1944-02-06 - Susan Hayward | |||||||||||||
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The Great Gildersleeve 112 - Sleigh Ride | |||||||||||||
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Life of Riley 4 - Riley Rents a Hse-Moves from Hotel | |||||||||||||
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The Shadow 296 - A Pass to Death | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A student journalist visits the "Death House" at the prison, and is found dead after sitting in the electric chair. |
Hop Harrigan 1944-02-07 xxxx) - The Berlin Adventure | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1724 - Boot Hill Secret | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 425 - His Butler's Sister | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Deanna Durbin & Pat O'Brien |
Screen Guild Theater 182 - True to Life | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1725 - In Its Place | |||||||||||||
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Abbott & Costello Show 51 - Robinson Crusoe with Charles Laughton | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 315 - Lady Luck Claim | |||||||||||||
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Mr Keen 971 - The Case of the Boy Who Used Big Words | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A twelve year old with an extraordinary vocabulary is kidnapped after his mysterious Uncle Bill is killed. |
Suspense 78 - Suspicion | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Mr. Mummery is feeling well. His business partner, Mr. Brookes, notices his uneasiness and they strike up a conversation about health, Mr. Mummery's wife, and their new cook. Mr. Brookes is looking for a cook, but he must be careful—he hears that there ... |
The Lone Ranger 1726 - Hostage Reversed | |||||||||||||
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Adventures by Morse 6 - The Ghoul in the Grave | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The City of the Dead Part 6 |
The Green Hornet 1944-02-12 - 639) A Light in the Dark | |||||||||||||
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Nick Carter, Master Detective 44 - Missing, Harold Ascort | |||||||||||||
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Description: | aka "Nick Carter and The Great Kidnapping Mystery" |
Weird Circle 25 - The Heart of Ethan Brand | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Based on the short story, originally titled "The Unpardonable Sin", by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Ethan Brand is a thoroughly evil man who searches for the unforgivable sin. |
Life of Riley 5 - Telephone Story (Low Vol) | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1727 - Buffalo Bill | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 426 - The Fallen Sparrow | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Robert Young & Maureen O'Hara |
Screen Guild Theater 183 - Gentleman Jim | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1728 - Too Many Shares | |||||||||||||
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Abbott & Costello Show 52 - Making a Movie with Dorothy Lamour | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 316 - As a Man Thinketh | |||||||||||||
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Mr Keen 972 - The Case of MrTrevor's Secret | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A valuable chemical engineer has disappeared from a defense plant, seriously harming the war effort. |
Suspense 79 - Life Ends at Midnight | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Mrs. Bates' son Walter returns home and tells his mom he needs fifteen hundred dollars by midnight or he's a dead man. Unfortunately, she lost all the money she had, so now Walter has to resort to other means to procure the funding. Story by: Robert Tallman |
The Lone Ranger 1729 - Sugar Coated Sleep | |||||||||||||
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Adventures by Morse 7 - Captain Friday Vanishes | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The City of the Dead Part 7 |
Nick Carter, Master Detective 45 - Death After Dark | |||||||||||||
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Description: | aka "Nick Carter and The Mystery Of The Vampire Killings" |
Weird Circle 26 - Frankenstein | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Very loosely based on the famous story by Mary Shelley |
Chase and Sanborn Program 1944-02-20 - Edgar's Birthday (with W.C. Fields) | |||||||||||||
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Life of Riley 6 - Van Planten Thtr (part 1) | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 427 - Wake Up and Live | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Frank Sinatra & Bob Crosby |
Screen Guild Theater 184 - Design for Scandal | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1731 - Muddy Water | |||||||||||||
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Ripley's Believe It or Not 1944-02-23 - 28) The Medici Violin | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 317 - The Hannagan Brothers | |||||||||||||
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Mr Keen 973 - The Case of Murder in the Air | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A woman found hiding in Mr. Keen's closet is the target of three murder attempts. |
Suspense 80 - Sorry, Wrong Number | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Mrs. Stevenson is a bedridden woman whose only access to the outside world is her telephone. One day, while listening to what seems to be a crossed phone connection, she overhears two men planning a murder. With the police unhelpful, can she piece together ... |
The Lone Ranger 1732 - The Rainmaker | |||||||||||||
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Adventures by Morse 8 - The Kidnapping of Clawfoot | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The City of the Dead Part 8 |
Casey 33 - The Clue in the Clouds | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A helicopter flies over the city out of control and crashes into the sea. Casey suspects that murder has taken wing, and the clue is literally in the clouds! |
Nick Carter, Master Detective 46 - Dead Witnesses | |||||||||||||
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Description: | aka "Nick Carter and The Mystery Of The Murder Room" |
Weird Circle 27 - Feast of the Red Gauntlet | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Based on the "Redgauntlet" a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. A ghost story set in the Scottish Highlands with a dinner with the dead. |
Mysterious Traveler 13 - Good Die Young | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A girl losing a stern but faithful housekeeper is bent on poisoning her doting, widowed father's love-at-first-sight remarriage, no matter how patiently the new wife tries to handle the suddenly brattish teen until her brief disappearance and a subsequent illness. |
Lux Radio Theater 428 - Guadalcanal Diary | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Preston Foster & William Bendix |
Screen Guild Theater 185 - Three Men on a Horse | |||||||||||||
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The Judy Canova Show 1944-02-29 - 33) Just Back from Rancho Canova Motel | |||||||||||||
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