April 1: EOKA A starts a terrorist campaign against British rule in the Crown colony of Cyprus.
April 5: Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom due to ill-health at the age of 80. - Richard J. Daley defeats Robert Merrian to become Mayor of Chicago by a vote of 708,222 to 581,555.
April 6: Anthony Eden becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
April 11: The Taiwanese Kuomintang put a time-bomb on the airplane Kashmir Princess, killing 16 but failing to assassinate the People's Republic of China leader, Zhou Enlai.
April 12: The Salk polio vaccine, having passed large-scale trials earlier in the United States, receives full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
April 14: The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the 7th time in franchise history, but will not win again until 1997.
April 15: Middle East Treaty Organization (MENTO).
April 16: Burma-Japanese peace treaty, signed in Rangoon on November 5, 1954, comes into effect, formally ending a state of war between the two countries that has not existed for a long time.
April 17: Imre Nagy, the communist Premier of Hungary, is ousted for being too moderate.
April 18-April 24: Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia. (source: Wikipedia)
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| Gang Busters 885 - Case of the Mistreated Lady | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Marshal Dillon gets sick of killing and resigns his job. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on February 16, 1957. | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | One wretched November night, Inspector Stanley Hopkins comes to see Holmes at 221B Baker Street to tell him of a murder that defies solution. The dead man is Willoughby Smith, secretary to Professor Coram, an old invalid. The murder happened at Yoxley Old Place ... | ||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 283 - An American Tragedy | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Miss Brooks is planning a weekend alone with Mr. Boynton in the woods. Will it be an 'American Tragedy'? | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1132 - McGee Looks for His Raincoat | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-05 - 283) The Dancing Master | |||||||||||||
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| Dragnet 294 - The Big No Tooth | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1133 - McGee Discovers a Talent | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 592 - Zero Hour | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The classic tale about "Drill" and the game of "Invasion." The script has been used on a few different shows. | ||||||||||||
| The FBI in Peace and War 497 - The Business Trip | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1135 - Les's Career Is Over | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Ann Cabot comes to Dodge looking for Jack Schomer, who happens to be the town coward and drunk. | ||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 284 - Tears for Mr Boynton | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Miss Brooks discovers the power of a woman's tears. | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1137 - The Shopping Crush | |||||||||||||
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| Dragnet 295 - The Big Tie | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1138 - McGee Thinks Parking Meters Are Coming | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 918 - Stairway to Heaven | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: David Niven & Barbara Rush (repeat) | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 593 - The Lunch Kit | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A worker is planning to blow up the factory in which he works and must leave before his bomb goes off. Circumstances keep slowing him down. | ||||||||||||
| 21st Precinct 92 - The Communication | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A simple traffic violation stop turns into a much more important case. | ||||||||||||
| The FBI in Peace and War 498 - The Literary Touch | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1139 - Someone Keeps Phoning and McGee Is Frustrated | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1140 - McGee Gets a Pedometer | |||||||||||||
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| Gang Busters 887 - Case of the Punchdrunk Soldier | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 157 - Gypsum Hills Feud | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Marshall Dillon is almost shot when he gets involved in the feud between the Peavy's and the Cades. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 27, 1958. | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes 15 - The Final Problem | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | This story, set in 1891, introduces Holmes's greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty. Holmes arrives at Dr. John Watson's residence one evening in a somewhat agitated state and with grazed and bloody knuckles. Much to Watson's surprise, ... | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1141 - McGee Finds an Old Unopened Letter | |||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 285 - Writing Magazine Articles With Aliases | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Miss Brooks has written an article for True Family Romance magazine under a pseudonym. The article is titled, 'I Was The Mother Of A Quiz Kid. ' Walter Denton finds that he has to impersonate a quiz kid for Miss Brooks, at the same time he has to imitate a dunce ... | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1142 - Molly Insists the Window Be Washed (20th Anniversary Show) | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-19 - 287) Stagecoach Race at Skeleton Bend | |||||||||||||
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| Dragnet 296 - The Big Deal | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1143 - Molly Gets Tired of Doc's and McGee's Insults | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 594 - Speed Trap | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A gripping tale about two highway cops on a treacherous, rain slicked road, chasing a drunken speeding driver. | ||||||||||||
| 21st Precinct 93 - The Doctor | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A child disappears after returning to her home in a taxi. | ||||||||||||
| The FBI in Peace and War 499 - Expert Testimony | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1144 - The McGees Offer to Baby Sit for Teeny | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-21 - 288) Gold in the Conestoga | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1145 - The First Day of Sitting with Brother Michael | |||||||||||||
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| The Whistler 671 - Incident at Chalk Point | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Captain Yeager is washed up on the beach and reports his ship was just wrecked. But Captain Yeager and his ship were wrecked twenty-five years ago! | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 158 - Born to Hang | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Joe Digger is lynched by two ranchers, but he's cut down before he dies and swears to kill the men who tried to kill him. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on November 2, 1957. | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes 16 - The Adventure of the Empty House | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | In April 1894, Watson (now a widower) checks 427 Park Lane where a young gambler, the Honorable Ronald Adair, was shot in a closed room on the 30th of March. He bumps into a wizened old book collector, who follows him home to his Kensington practice study then ... | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1146 - McGee Judges a Beauty Contest | |||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 286 - Take Him or Leave Him | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | While Mr. Conklin is cracking down on pets at school, Miss Brooks manages to hide the cat, but what about the cow? | ||||||||||||
| X Minus One 1 - No Contact | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A strange invisible barrier is frustrating Man's attempts to explore the depths of space. Six expeditions have been lost trying to cross it, their fate a mystery since no signal can pass through the barrier. This is the story of the seventh... Story by: Ernest ... | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 1147 - The Noise Abatement Committee | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-26 - 289) A Medal for Marksmanship | |||||||||||||
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| Dragnet 297 - The Big Child | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1148 - Doc and McGee Vie in a Golf Match | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 595 - Sight Unseen | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A British story about two ordinary looking men, coming to "get" a London reporter. | ||||||||||||
| The FBI in Peace and War 500 - Winner Take Nothing | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1149 - The Golf Match Continues | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3214 - Dan Reid's Fight For Life | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1955-04-28 - 290) Bandits of the Great Swamp | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 1150 - The Golf Match Finally Concludes | |||||||||||||
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| The Whistler 672 - Letters from Aaron Burr | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A convict gets out of jail, gets a new suit and stops in for a drink. A bunch of Aaron Burr's correspondence is his path to financial freedom. | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 3215 - The Vindictive Corrys | |||||||||||||
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| Gang Busters 889 - Case of the Missing Detective | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | aka The Case of the Five Days of Danger | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 159 - Reward for Matt | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Mrs. Hornsby gets pretty mad when Marshal Dillon kills her husband. She offers a $1000 reward for anyone who kills Dillon! The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on January 28, 1956. | ||||||||||||
