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1940: Chamberlain resigns as U.K. Prime Minister
1941: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland
1942: The Women's Army Corps (WAC) is created as an auxiliary unit
1943: The 'Dambuster Raid' is flown by RAF No. 617 Squadron
1944: USS England (DE-635), sinks 6 Japanese submarines in 12 days
1945: Allies accepted surrender of Nazi Germany
1946: Dr. Louis Slotin working at the Los Alamos Laboratory, accidentally begins a fission reaction receiving a fatal dose of radiation
1947: President Truman signs Act granting $400 million in military & economic aid to Turkey & Greece. This begins the Cold War
1948: David Ben-Gurion declares the State of Israel
1949: Berlin blockade lifted, leading to creation of 2 German states
1950: 4th century BC mummified corpse found in a Danish peat bog
1951: Festival of Britain opens
1952: William Fox founder of Fox Film Corporation dies
1953: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay become the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest
1954: U.S. Supreme Court rules separate schools for black & white students unconstitutional
1955: The Pulitzer prize is awarded to Tennessee Williams for his play 'Cat on Hot Tin Roof'
1956: First Eurovision Song Contest is broadcast. Winning song is 'Refrain' sung by Lys Assia
1957: Anne Frank Foundation founded to prevent demolition of Amsterdam house she hid in
1958: Bodies of unidentified soldiers are buried at Tomb of the Unknowns
1959: Two monkeys, Able & Miss Baker first animals to successfully return to Earth from space
1960: American Lockheed U-2 spy plane shot down over Soviet Union. Pilot Francis Gary Powers captured
1961: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3
1962: As part of Project Mercury Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth 3 times in the Aurora 7 space capsule
1963: Eugene "Bull" Connor uses fire hoses & police dogs on protestors in Birmingham, Alabama
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| Gunsmoke 161 - Robber Bridegroom | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Franklin Reeves' fiancée is kidnapped off a stagecoach. The robber returns and surrenders for a strange reason. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on December 13, 1958. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 475 - The Lady Killer | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Jet discovers a prehistoric stone knife near Luna, suggesting that they've travelled back in time; but there is some confusion over this when the crew discover the tracks of a great tank-like machine near their ship. One morning, a UFO exactly like the one seen ... | ||||||||||||
| Life of Riley 18 - Riley Fixes Dinner for Mother's Day | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Mike and Phyllis are near the Nevada border to attend the wedding of Phyllis' friend Betty Harrison. By some strange coincidence, Inspector Farraday is also in attendance. Mr. Harrison is found dead in his private railroad car. Shayne instantly recognizes ... | ||||||||||||
| Our Miss Brooks 92 - Mr.Boynton's Parents | |||||||||||||
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| Pat Novak for Hire 14 - Geranium Plant | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Pat Novak was approached by a woman in a bar who gave him $50 to go to a flower stand tomorrow at two o’clock and collect a geranium and deliver it to an address. She told him nothing more and said that would be the last time he saw her. He collected ... | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2785 - Gus Sends Cablegram to JT | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A payroll robbery took place in Cleveland on December 30, 1920. When the driver says, "you'll get the money over my dead body," the gunmen oblige. | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Jordan 80 - Congo Copper | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Mischa Auer, Billie Burke, Jerry Colonna, Jack Oakie, Betty Jane Rhodes. Jack tries to sell his ring to Billie. | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | Trapped in the torture chamber, with the Octopus' men closing in! | ||||||||||||
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| Terry and the Pirates 1942-05-14 - 159) Plane Shot Down | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Based on the story by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. A tale of the supernatural and revenge, proving "mistakes cannot be erased". | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 415 - Blue Alibi | |||||||||||||
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| Wild Bill Hickok 235 - Dangerous Advice | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 391 - Matter of the Medium, Well Done ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A matter of a medium well-done ... plus a seance or two. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 738 - Simple Simon Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Was it murder or suicide in San Diego? | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes 125 - Adventure of the Missing Bloodstain | |||||||||||||
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| Horatio Hornblower 43 - Chasing the Papillion | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Clark Kent and Asa Hatch are on a train heading for Buffalo Hills. Superman finds a man riding the rods and planning to sabotage the train! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1290 - Hate Mongers Organization ep22 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | he first tune is, "Trail Herdin' Cowboy." A circus midget helps "The Riders" get the drop on a gang of bad guys. | ||||||||||||
| Archie Andrews 1948-05-15 - The Hiccups | |||||||||||||
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| Blackstone 33 - The Voodoo Treasure | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Shark Island has several mysterious inhabitants, including two ghosts. Blackstone explains "The Walking Hairpin" trick. | ||||||||||||
| Blue Beetle 1/02 - Drug Ring | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The Commissioner's daughter is kidnapped by the dope ring, and is rescued by the Blue Beetle. This episode: the origin story. Trying to arrest a dope peddler selling marijuana cigarettes, Dan Garrett is machine-gunned and is near death. Dr. Franz slips ... | ||||||||||||
| Box 13 ep39 - Daytime Nightmare | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Dan is kidnapped and taken to an asylum. He’s been made up to look like someone else, and everyone insists that he’s someone named Edward Stokes, who turns out to be dead. | ||||||||||||
| Buck Rogers 18 - Mechanical Mole ep6 | |||||||||||||
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| Buster Brown Gang 1948-05-15 - Pirates and the Parrott | |||||||||||||
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| Damon Runyon Theater 33 - Bred for Battle | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A search for a new heavyweight champion. | ||||||||||||
| Dick Tracy 1947-05-15 - 1067) The Case of the No-Account Swindle | |||||||||||||
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| Frank Merriwell 85 - Ballot Box Mystery | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An election of the Yale Drama Society is the setting for fraud. Two aspiring "Juliets" and a ham actor are involved. | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | Obnoxious Lieutenant Flagg wins a horse race against Sy Pilcher, old Howling Dog is another matter however. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 423 - Tall Trapper | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Tassie, the wife of Rowley, is found beaten to death. A taciturn trapper named Ben is accused of the crime. | ||||||||||||
| Have Gun, Will Travel 78 - Lina Countryman | |||||||||||||
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