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1940: Hitler & Mussolini agree an alliance against France & Britain
1941: Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Bill to supply materials to Allies
1942: Belzec first Nazi German extermination camp created in Poland
1943: Construction begins on the first electronic programmable computer, the Mark I Colossus, at Bletchley Park England
1944: 76 POWs escape from Stalag Luft III by tunnel they name 'Harry'
1945: Anne Frank dies of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
1946: Agreement recognizing Vietnam as autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation & French Union signed by Ho Chi Minh
1947: Carrie Chapman Catt dies in New Rochelle, New York. She was one of the most prominent female leaders of her time
1948: Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is founded in the Fontana/San Bernardino area in the U.S. other clubs also form
1949: Joe Louis, World Heavyweight Champion announces retirement
1950: VW introduce a van named 'Type 2', their second car model, the first being the 'Type 1' Beetle
1951: Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'The King and I' starts a 3 year run on Broadway
1952: Wernher von Braun publishes the first of his series of articles titled 'Man Will Conquer Space Soon!'
1953: Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke & dies after a dinner with ministers
1954: Castle Bravo, a hydrogen bomb test, is conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
1955: The Blackboard Jungle premieres, featuring Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley & His Comets
1956: My Fair Lady, starring Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews, begins a record breaking run on Broadway
1957: Elvis Presley buys Graceland on 3734 Bellevue Boulevard (Highway 51 South) for $100,000.
1958: Vanguard 1 first solar powered satellite is launched. It functioned until 1964
1959: Barbie manufactured by Mattel goes on sale. Creator Ruth Handler names her after daughter Barbara
1960: Alberto Korda takes iconic photograph of Che Guevara, which he titles 'Guerrillero Heroico'
1961: President Kennedy establishes the volunteer Peace Corps with the aim to promote world peace
1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single basketball game for Philadelphia Warriors
1963: Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" staring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren & Jessica Tandy is released
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| Straight Arrow 60 - Land of Our Fathers | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Steve Adams, mild mannered rancher, becomes super-Indian 'Straight Arrow' when evil strikes. His super-horse 'Fury' stays in a golden walled cave until needed. Monty and Deavers, two crooked land agents, are terrorizing the settlers dressed ... | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 691 - Shooting Star | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 333 - Dead Ernest | |||||||||||||
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| Terry and the Pirates 1942-03-24 - 122) Sanjack Holds April | |||||||||||||
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| Walk Softly, Peter Troy 16 - The Second Peter Troy | |||||||||||||
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| The Whistler 304 - The Dark Room | |||||||||||||
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| The Whistler 252 - The Lady and the Knife | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A corpse in Omaha, a lady on the train to San Francisco, and the key to a quarter million dollars in smuggled diamonds. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 667 - Backfire | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A chauffeur murders his wealthy boss and pins the rap on his two-timing mistress. The program has a surprise ending. The script was previously used on "The Whistler" on October 28, 1946. | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 220 - Rattler | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 88 - Byron Hayes Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 155 - Syndicate Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Sherlock Holmes 208 - Girl with the Gazelle | |||||||||||||
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| Sherlock Holmes 24 - The Retired Colourman | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures by Morse 12 - Conversation in the Casket | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 19 - Secret Empire | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Superman saves the Dyerville bridge and a barge-full of gasoline. "The Yellow Mask" demands $1 million or he will destroy the town! | ||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1513 - Man Without a Face ep6 | |||||||||||||
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| The Falcon 326 - Talented Texan | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Things have been slow for "The Falcon" lately, but some girl is planning to give him the business! The actors are off mike (after what sounds like an equipment failure) for almost a minute. | ||||||||||||
| Boston Blackie 115 - Horseroom Thefts | |||||||||||||
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| Captain Midnight 257 - Mysterious Voice 32 - Chuck Transmits Secret Message | |||||||||||||
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| Casey 230 - Blind Justice | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Milt Haven, a much-disliked defense attorney, has received a death threat. When the assassin strikes, it's Haven's wife who's shot to death! The last show of the season. The last show of the series sponsored by Anchor Hocking Glass, the last broadcast ... | ||||||||||||
| The Cisco Kid 1955-03-25 - 280) A Party for Sheriff Fanton | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1954-03-25 - 176) Sheriff Phantom | |||||||||||||
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| Chase and Sanborn Program 1945-03-25 - Little Red Riding Hood (with Lynn | |||||||||||||
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| The Charlie McCarthy Show 1956-03-25 - Mortimer's Ups and Downs | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 280 - Fibber Changes His Name to Ronald | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 162 - Old Flame Violet | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 489 - Rummage Sale | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Sawyer the store keeper is found hanging in his shop. Mel Tucker is found spending money shortly thereafter. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on April 19, 1958. | ||||||||||||
| Jack Benny 763 - Sunset Boulevard | |||||||||||||
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| Life of Riley 63 - Five Dollars is Missing | |||||||||||||
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| The Lineup 77 - The Bakery Bandit's Bad Blooper | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A bandit wearing a silk stocking over his head has held up four bakeries, and doesn't hesitate to use his gun! | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 805 - Revenge for Mendoza | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 256 - Remember the Night | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A romantic story about a prosecutor who winds up taking a beautiful thief with him on a Christmas visit to his mother. Stars: Fred MacMurray & Barbara Stanwyck. The story was used again on The Lux Radio Theatre on December 22, 1941 and also on May 5, 1955. | ||||||||||||
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| Nick Carter, Master Detective 176 - Death Behind the Scenes | |||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 124 - Boynton's Land Deal | |||||||||||||
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| Perry Mason 2749 - Dr Doyle Tells Mason About Smithville | |||||||||||||
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