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1940: Cave paintings in Lascaux, France discovered
1941: A decree signed by Reinhard Heydrich requires Jews aged 6 or over to wear the Star of David with 'Jew' inscribed
1942: The Battle of Milne Bay begins
1943: Italy invaded Allied forces & swiftly surrenders
1944: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates Antwerp in Belgium
1945: Japan's surrender accepted by General MacArthur
1946: Cathay Pacific founded in Hong Kong
1947: A moth causes a malfunction in a Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer. Logged as 'First actual case of bug being found.'
1948: Kim Il-sung declares Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1949: Due to public pressure Iva Toguri D'Aquino is tried & found guilty of broadcasting for Japan as 'Tokyo Rose' during the war
1950: After a single outing in 1941, radio game show 'Truth or Consequences' hosted by Ralph Edwards premieres on television
1951: Science fiction film 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' premieres
1952: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) opens first station in Montreal, Quebec
1953: Future US President John F Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
1954: The last new episode of The Lone Ranger radio program is broadcast
1955: James Dean dies when his Porsche 550 Spyder has a head-on crash with another car on Route 466
1956: Bell X-2, nicknamed 'Starbuster', first manned aircraft to reach Mach 3, pilot 'Mel' Apt is killed
1957: 101st Airborne Division escort African-American students ar Little Rock Central High
1958: Jack Kilby demonstrates first working microchip, it will revolutionize world of electronics
1959: Luna 2 first spacecraft to reach surface of the Moon (it crash lands)
1960: Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) wins light-heavyweight boxing gold medal at 1960 Olympic Games
1961: U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in air crash
1962: Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in first round becoming World Heavyweight Champion
1963: U.S. Senate ratifies Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty between Soviet Union, United Kingdom & U.S.
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| Suspense 892 - The Green Idol | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 439 - Neal Cream, Doctor of Poison | |||||||||||||
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| Weird Circle 42 - The Ghost Touch | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Based on an early work by Wilkie Collins. A mad scientist has invented a process to kill all pain and is determined to try it out. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 173 - Sing a Song of Murder | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A pop singer, trying to get out of a contract with his greedy manager, sings a song of death! | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 277 - Death and the Emperor | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A woman is jealous of her wealthy employer and her championship Persian cat. A bag of catnip and loose gas jets provide the inspiration for a fool-proof murder, one she should be able to get her claws into! | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 433 - Deadly Rumor | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A complex tale of blackmail and murder. Did Mr. Holbrook's wife really commit suicide? A deadly rumor lives up to its name! | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 88 - Sunny Side Scrap | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 477 - Imperfect Alibi Matter ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An attempt on Harvey Stone's life and an attack on Johnny! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Frank Race 21 - Three on a Match | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Frank Race is in Bordeaux heading to a bar late in the evening when Mark Donovan and another man race up to him, followed by a gunshot. The man is being hunted by a beautiful woman and three henchmen. The matter deals with a cache of brand-new £1000 notes. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 95 - Professor Thorpe's Bathysphere ep11 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | There are mines in the channel; the 'Juanita' will be blown up any second! Superman to the rescue! Jimmy Olsen disobeys Clark Kent's instructions in an attempt to recover the gold. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 340 - Tiny Men ep4 | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1120 - Dr. Bly's Confidence Gang ep10 | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1380 - George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss ep12 | |||||||||||||
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| Archie Andrews 1948-09-18 - Archie's in Love | |||||||||||||
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| Blackstone 51 - The Magic Writing | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A blackmail gang comes up with some ingenious embarrassing letters. Blackstone explains the "Mind Over Matter With A Match" trick. | ||||||||||||
| Casey 203 - The Tobacco Pouch | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | There's been a murder in a department store, involving the man with the shoplifting charge account! Robin Hood to the rescue! Bernard Lenrow (as Captain Logan) is heard off mike during the show. | ||||||||||||
| Challenge of the Yukon 398 - Big Bill | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1958-09-18 - 647) Headless Valley | |||||||||||||
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| Crime Does Not Pay 50 - They Gotta Have What to Eat | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Rival protection gangs fight for control of the town's produce market. | ||||||||||||
| Damon Runyon Theater 51 - Sense of Humor | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Joe the Joker, give Frankie Ferocious a hot foot and Frankie gets even. | ||||||||||||
| Doctor Tim, Detective 3 - The Mystery of the Guest in Number Two | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 227 - The Target | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 215 - Gildy Turns Off the Water | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 441 - Two Mothers | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Lorinda Henshaw's son has been killed by Mrs. Hattie Misener's son Jake. She says that if Jake is hanged, she will kill Marshal Dillon! | ||||||||||||
| Have Gun, Will Travel 96 - Nellie Watson's Boy | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The son of Nellie Watson asks Paladin's help with his step-father, with whom there's no love lost. | ||||||||||||
| Hop Harrigan 1947-09-18 1294) - The Channel Wing Plane 17 | |||||||||||||
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| Inner Sanctum Mystery 237 - Terror by Night | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A mad killer is on the prowl, and there's a dead body in the trunk. This script was subsequently produced on "Inner Sanctum" on June 29, 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Let George Do It 210 - Cover for an Hour | |||||||||||||
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| Let's Pretend 1954-09-18 - 1111) Rapunzel | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1194 - Mustang Mag in Politics | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1507 - Double for an Outlaw | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1820 - Henry's Holiday | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2757 - The Decoy | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 229 - Wuthering Heights | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The classic tale from an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, of love on the moors of England. Stars: Barbara Stanwyck & Brian Aherne. The story was heard again on The Lux Radio Theatre on November 4, 1940 and September 14, 1954. | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 449 - Suspicion | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: William Powell & Olivia de Havilland (repeat) | ||||||||||||
| Michael Shayne 1948-09-18 - 12) Case of the Pursuit of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Nick Carter, Master Detective 410 - The Case of the Vanishing Weapon | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A clever murderer who uses dry ice to kill, is tricked by Nick with fingerprints on a gun that wasn't there! | ||||||||||||
| Night Beat 33 - Wanna Buy a Story | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Mary Callahan offers to sell information to Randy Stone about the murder of gambler Marty Crain ... for $500! | ||||||||||||
| Night Beat 111 - Policy Wheel Racket | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Who beat up Brother James, the organist at a Skid Row mission? Who threw a hand grenade into the mission ... and why? | ||||||||||||
| Our Miss Brooks 307 - The Aluminum Mousetrap | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Miss Brooks and Mrs. Davis are trying to sell their travel trailer. | ||||||||||||
| Our Miss Brooks 58 - The Sweater | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Who will be faculty cheerleader at Madison High? Mr. Conklin is determined that he's going to be the one! | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Jordan 46 - The Nile Runs High | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | There's a boat on the bank of the Nile that's filled with wet cotton and a dead body. The return of the Egyptian god of war! | ||||||||||||
| The Roy Rogers Show 1952-09-18 - 4) Red Danger and Black Gold | |||||||||||||
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| The Saint 90 - A Schizophrenic Psychiatrist | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Murders take place on an ocean liner, including the death of Barbara Brooks, pushed overboard. Simon Templar solves the case of a color-blind killer. aka The Colorblind Killer | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | A race between the Secret Police and The Octopus to the hiding place of Marsha Winfield. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 871 - A Statement of Fact | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 263 - The Visitor | |||||||||||||
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