| Choose A Day |
Here is a little addition to our Yesteryear Listening Guide. We've looked at all our radio shows, and have grouped them into the day of the year they were broadcast. As a little bit fun we've also added some small snippets. See what was on the airwaves on your birthday, or other memorable dates in your year. Happy Listening!
| On This Day: | Web browser Mosaic version 1.0 is released (1993) BORN: Vladimir Lenin revolutionary (1870) DIED: Richard Nixon US President (1994) |
| Quote: | America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up. (Oscar Wilde) |
| Fact: | Conchology is the study of mollusc shells |
| Word: | operose (adjective) 1: Industrious; tedious; diligent 2: Requiring great effort |
| Fortune Cookie: | You will enjoy razon-sharp spiritual vision today |
| Poem: | Oh former renter / I know it all, all ... down to / The very cold you felt / (Haiku by Issa) |
| Joke: | You're getting old when you don't care where your wife goes, just so you don't have to go along. |
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| The Lone Ranger 817 - Murder of Pony Express Rider | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Lone Ranger | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Speed Gibson 121 - Power Magazine Plan | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Aviation | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | An explosion is planned for "The Bastion of the Angels." | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 31 - Donelli's Protection Racket ep4 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Superman | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Where is Jimmy Olsen? He's vanished into the woods while the search for Lois continues. | ||||||||||||
| Blondie 1940-04-22 - 43 The Gypsy Queen | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | Leading Ladies | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 260 - Abe Lincoln in Illinois | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A biographical historical drama film that depicts the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States. Stars: Raymond Massey & Fay Bainter | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 1443 - The Deputy for Tumbleweed | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Terry and the Pirates 1942-04-22 - 143) Rescued by Slugger | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Adventure | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Adventures by Morse 16 - The Mad King of Ankar | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Adventure | Spy / Espionage | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Cobra King Strikes Back Part 3 | ||||||||||||
| Inner Sanctum Mystery 173 - The Melody of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Inner Sanctum Mystery | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A gypsy violinist warns a newly betrothed woman of a curse. She must not listen to a special melody, or she will never stop hearing it. Beware the cat with the yellow eyes! | ||||||||||||
| Leonidas Witherall 43 - The Corpse Meets a Deadline | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Murder in a newspaper printing plant. | ||||||||||||
| Chase and Sanborn Program 1945-04-22 - Rita Hayworth | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Old Gold Comedy Theater 25 - The Nervous Wreck | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Sealed Book 6 - Death at Storm House | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Sealed Book | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | The story of a haunted house on a cliff near the sea, and a dead woman's curse. | ||||||||||||
| Weird Circle 73 - The Bride of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 2067 - Concord Contest | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 524 - Love Letters | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Stars: Loretta Young & Joseph Cotten | ||||||||||||
| Screen Guild Theater 294 - The Perfect Specimen | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone & Bruce) 212 - Tankervile Club Scandal | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 204 - Waterford Case | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A family is filled with hatred, jealousy and murder ... and has a large inheritance coming to it ... just to enliven the relationships! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1533 - Mystery of the Lost Planet ep10 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Superman | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| All-Star Western Theatre 38 - The Lone Bandit - Jimmy Wakely | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | All Star Western Theatre | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Stars | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A little detective work starts in the town barber shop. | ||||||||||||
| Boston Blackie 119 - Millicent Bromley Kidnapped | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Millicent Bromley has been kidnapped, "The Professor" has been murdered, and a dog is the most important member of the gang. An interesting show in which Blackie never appears! Shorty solves the case with the help of telegrams and (unheard) phone calls from ... | ||||||||||||
| Tom Mix 1947-04-22 - The Woman in Gray | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Stars | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Caesar Ciano plans to take over the town of Dobie. Griselda Gray has her own ideas about Mr. Ciano. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1729 - Crossword Puzzle Mystery ep6 | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Life of Riley 242 - Riley Breaks Pegs Chinese Bowl | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Life of Riley | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 9 - Case of Barton Drake | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A man disappears for seven years and is almost declared dead ... but what big teeth you have, Grandma! | ||||||||||||
| Dimension X 3 - Report On Barnhouse Effect | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A mild college professor discovers the secret of telekinesis and becomes a most potent weapon. Alternative: A parapsychologist discovers the secret of mind over matter, a revelation of considerable interest to the military. The professor, however, is a born ... | ||||||||||||
| The Falcon 330 - Missing Miss | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of the Falcon | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Spy / Espionage | Crime | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Michael Waring tackles the mysterious Premium Oil Company. Why do Senators commit suicide, and who is Jean Colbert? | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 209 - Animal Similes, First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Our Miss Brooks 128 - New School T.V. Set | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | School | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A television set has been placed inside Madison High School. The Coulter Collection Agency soon claims the new television, right before Mr. Stone comes to inspect it. | ||||||||||||
| The Saint 167 - Lady Who Leaned | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Adventure | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A blonde pretends to be drunk, leans against the Saint and steals his gun! | ||||||||||||
| Tales of the Texas Rangers 40 - Canned Death | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | The story is based on the events of January 26, 1940. A family is poisoned by tainted sausage meat. The trail leads to a feeble-minded boy living in the wilderness, and a hardware store owner. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 464 - Kind Thought | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A crooked businessman plans to kill his partner before he can give the government incriminating evidence against him. He decides to plant a time bomb on the airplane bring his partner to Washington. | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 4 - An Outlaw's Revenge | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Heroes | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Challenge of the Yukon 1000 - The Haunting Fear | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Adventure | Animal | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| The Lineup 81 - The Corny Complainant's Case | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 33 - The Riddle of Astro ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Tom Corbett, Space Cadet | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Marko, Astro's evil cousin, kidnaps him and takes his place at the Academy. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 493 - Marjorie and Bronco are Fighting | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Great Gildersleeve | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 3163 - The Outlaw Town | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 148 - Trail to Dead Rock | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Heroes | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2769 - Examining the Potential Accident Site | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Six-Shooter 30 - Johnny Springer | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Clerk Sid Tucker has been shot. He identifies Johnny Stringer as the killer. The trail leads to the cabin of a beautiful senorita. | ||||||||||||
| The Charlie McCarthy Show 1956-04-22 - Virginia Cox Smith | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Fort Laramie 13 - The New Recruit | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | The story of a man who was in the army ... but never really a soldier, who re-enlists, but for a strange reason. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 211 - Indian Crazy | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Hancock's Half Hour s5 14 - Sunday Afternoon at Home | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Bored and miserable, the lad tries to decide what to do. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 786 - Skidmore Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | Jackson Price hires Johnny to investigate the disappearance of parts for heavy machinery (bulldozers, tractors etc). The owner is Doug Johnstone, the "kid brother" of the show's writer. | ||||||||||||
