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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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| The Roy Rogers Show 1948-09-19 - 4) The Ghost Town Men | |||||||||||||
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| The Shadow 452 - Revenge is ... Murder! | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A stolen diamond, a dying gangster and strange visitors from beyond. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 211 - Till the Day I Die | |||||||||||||
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| Tarzan of the Apes 6 - Tarzan Rescues the Captain | |||||||||||||
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| The Unexpected 110 - Eavesdropper | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An American is involved in a planned revolution in El Hondas. | ||||||||||||
| The Unexpected 126 - Masterpiece | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A poor artist buys a Rembrandt painting for $5, or does he? | ||||||||||||
| Weird Circle 4 - Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Based on the only complete novel by Edgar Allan Poe. A story about a mad sea captain and mutiny aboard a whaler. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 640 - Song Team | |||||||||||||
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| Wild Bill Hickok 89 - Secret of Mile High Rock | |||||||||||||
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| X Minus One 112 - Tsylana | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | In a future society which prizes order and conformity above all else, a statistician is horrified to uncover an act of petty theft. Concerned for the welfare of civilization, he determines to become a petty thief himself in order to catch the subversive sociopath. ... | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 113 - Cuban Jewel Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Johnny travels to Havana to recover $800,000 in stolen jewels...from a convict who's broken out of jail! The program ends with an interesting singing system cue. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 479 - Imperfect Alibi Matter ep3 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Harvey's been shot in the forehead with a .38 Smith and Wesson. Alvin Gentry confesses to the murder, but all the facts are wrong and the confession is rejected. A possible mistake! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 96 - Professor Thorpe's Bathysphere ep12 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Superman is convinced that Pete Escobar, the evil half-breed, was behind the disappearance of Jimmy Olsen. The gold is recovered and Jimmy is rescued, despite an earthquake! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1122 - Dr. Bly's Confidence Gang ep12 | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1382 - George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss ep14 | |||||||||||||
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| Boston Blackie 37 - Blood on Blackie's Sleeve | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Blackie seems very nervous, and he has blood on his sleeve. Fred Arlen has just been released from jail; he had sworn to kill Blackie. However, Fred Arlen is promptly murdered, to the pleasure of all his acquaintances. | ||||||||||||
| Bulldog Drummond 109 - The Axis Submarine | |||||||||||||
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| Buster Brown Gang 1952-09-20 - Enchanted South Winds | |||||||||||||
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| Challenge of the Yukon 551 - Lost Indian Mine | |||||||||||||
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| Challenge of the Yukon 924 - Chance Meeting | |||||||||||||
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| Chandu the Magician 1948-09-20 61 - Opening the L | |||||||||||||
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| Dick Tracy 1945-09-20 - 658) The Case of the Man Without a Head | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 201 - The Log | |||||||||||||
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| Fibber McGee and Molly 128 - Treasure on the McGee Property | |||||||||||||
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| Fu Manchu 117 - Wedding Present | |||||||||||||
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| Gene Autry's Melody Ranch 1953-09-20 - Church in Willow Valley - 1st Song - Tweedle-O-Twill | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 372 - New Secretary | |||||||||||||
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| The Green Hornet 1945-09-20 - Evidence on Hand | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 22 - Drop Dead | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Greedy Mr. Howard won't let Jack Jackson water his herd during a Kansas drought. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 127 - The F.U. | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | It appears that Al Clovis has shot Onie Becker in the back, killing him. Clovis leads Marshal Dillon and Chester out of town so the bank can be robbed. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on March 14, 1959. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 389 - Gentlemen's Disagreement | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Ed Beaudry comes to Dodge to kill Bert Wells. A showdown seems inevitable, but Beaudry is found dead first! The script was used previously on the program on July 26, 1952 and on the Gunsmoke television series on April 30, 1960. | ||||||||||||
| Have Gun, Will Travel 44 - Stardust | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Lola Blackwood, a beautiful actress and an old friend of Paladin, needs help with Boone Cauldwell, a despicable gambler! | ||||||||||||
| Inner Sanctum Mystery 389 - Hangman's Island | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A story about a madman on a booby-trapped island, a crazed woman living in a cave with her mother carefully preserved in a coffin, and a treasure in gold! | ||||||||||||
| Inspector Thorne 10 - The Empty Ashtray Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The body of Hortense Tremont has been found. Her safe has been robbed, the jewelry found among the possessions of her niece Jennifer Reynolds. The ashtray points to the killer. | ||||||||||||
| Journey into Space - The Red Planet 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | While Whitaker is in a strange deep sleep, both Frank and Lemmy have nightmares. Radar suddenly reveals a huge meteor swarm ahead of the fleet, blocking its path. Just as Lemmy escorts Whitaker to his new ship, #7, a large meteor destroys the ship. (source: ... | ||||||||||||
| The Judy Canova Show 1947-09-20 - 118) American Life Magazine's Story on Judy | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Reporters show up to interview Judy for her life story, but after meeting her, they don't think much of her. | ||||||||||||
| Let George Do It 1 - The First Client | |||||||||||||
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| Let George Do It 106 - The Hearse That Was Painted Pink | |||||||||||||
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| Let's Pretend 1947-09-20 - The Enchanted Frog | |||||||||||||
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| Life of Riley 167 - Jr Wants To Run Away From Home | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1195 - The Letter Seals a Murder | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1664 - Range War | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The ranchers want the homesteaders out and the famers are determined to stay. The Indians want to kill them all! | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 1821 - The Language of Lucre | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2758 - Bridge of Destiny | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 142 - The Outsider | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 406 - Flight for Freedom | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 625 - Gentleman's Agreement | |||||||||||||
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| Philo Vance 63 - The Penny Ante Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 65 - The Bald Head Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | John Wiley has been murdered while having his scalp worked on. Since John Wiley was a blackmailer, Diamond has to discover who wanted him dead. Dick Powell doesn't sing on this program. | ||||||||||||
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective 157 - The Female Wolf Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An obvious frame, but Diamond doesn't like the picture inside. The last show of the series. aka The Wolfe Murder Case | ||||||||||||
