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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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Life of Riley 79 - Jr is Head of Household | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1352 - It's a Free Country | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1665 - An Officer of the Law | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A dishonest sheriff plans to cheat young Peter out of his inherited gold mine. Dan Reid appears in the story. |
The Lone Ranger 1822 - Right of Way | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 2289 - Law Girl | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 2759 - City of Refuge | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 3072 - Indian Gold | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 318 - Lydia | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Merle Oberon & Edna May Oliver |
Lux Radio Theater 582 - Two Years Before the Mast | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Alan Ladd & Howard DaSilva |
Lux Radio Theater 795 - I'll Never Forget You | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: Tyrone Power & Debra Paget |
Mark Trail 72 - White Camel | |||||||||||||
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Mr Keen 1257 - The Yellow Talon Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Murder stalks a large estate along the Hudson River, fifty miles north of the city (Croton?). The killer is apparently a bird of enormous size. |
Suspense 717 - Shadow on the Wall | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 479 - Jack Ketch | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 351 - Experiment 6-R | |||||||||||||
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Walk Softly, Peter Troy 42 - Pandora's Boxer | |||||||||||||
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The Whistler 328 - Still Death | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A strange woman hires a portrait artist to paint her picture. Her husband is soon paralyzed after a stroke and the wife is unable to walk. |
X Minus One 19 - And the Moon Be Still as Bright | |||||||||||||
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Description: | As though wiping out the Martian race with Earthborn diseases weren't enough, humans demonstrate a hostile contempt for what relics and monuments the Martians left behind—until one man with a conscience and a gun decides to stand up for the dead. ... |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 181 - William Post Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | An insured woman is murdered just before she was supposed to meet with her divorce attorney and the private eye who found evidence her husband was cheating. Her husband is the beneficiary of the insurance policy. |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 553 - Ideal Vacation Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | An escaped convict sends Johnny on a mission to protect someone who doesn't know that his life's in danger. He's on vacation ... an ideal vacation! |
Abbott & Costello Show 232 - Fish Market Murder | |||||||||||||
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Description: | or They Killed Him Just for the Halibut |
Adventures by Morse 38 - $20,000 to Lose | |||||||||||||
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Description: | You'll Be Dead In A Week Part 2 |
Adventures of Superman 97 - Curse of Dead Man's Island ep1 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The message of the turtle: 'Dead Man's Island ... Help!' The start of a new adventure as Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are shipwrecked on a strange island. |
Adventures of Superman 1383 - George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss ep15 | |||||||||||||
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Candy Matson 14 - The Fort Ord Story | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Candy is invited to an army dance at Fort Ord and solves a double murder in the process. |
Challenge of the Yukon 295 - Murder on Train Time | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 925 - Trapper's Gold | |||||||||||||
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Chandu the Magician 1948-09-23 64 - Arenia Is Shot | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1958-09-23 - 648) The Vandals | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1954-09-23 - 228) Gate of Death | |||||||||||||
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Comic Weekly Man 231 - Back at School, First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy | |||||||||||||
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Chase and Sanborn Program 1945-09-23 - Ann Baxter | |||||||||||||
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Show: | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy | ||||||||||||
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The FBI in Peace and War 417 - Overexposure | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A case of blackmail, using the newly available invention, the tape recorder. |
Fort Laramie 35 - The Woman at Horse Creek | |||||||||||||
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Description: | While out on patrol after an Indian uprising, Captain Lee Quince and his men come across a woman digging a grave. After learning her husband died from gangrene the day before, they realize she is suddenly alone in a desolated location with no nearby help or assistance. |
Fu Manchu 120 - Secret Television Transmitter | |||||||||||||
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The Great Gildersleeve 177 - Leila Returns Home | |||||||||||||
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The Great Gildersleeve 515 - Gildy Babysits | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 233 - Box O' Rocks | |||||||||||||
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Hop Harrigan 1942-09-23 (xxxx) Messerschmidt Cannon - Part 3 | |||||||||||||
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Hop Harrigan 1947-09-23 1297) - The Channel Wing Plane 20 | |||||||||||||
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Inner Sanctum Mystery 285 - The Dead Laugh | |||||||||||||
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Description: | An unmerciful judge is unconcerned when a condemned man swears revenge. The shoe slowly changes to another foot! |
The Lineup 12 - Gas Station Robbery | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A gang of four killers has been holding up supermarkets and gas stations. They've also been killing cops. |
The Lone Ranger 883 - Moccasin Prints | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1196 - Hoofmarks to Nowhere | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1509 - Guns Across The Border | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 2133 - Wagons West | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 274 - The Westerner | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The "cattlemen," led by Judge Roy Bean, take on the "homesteaders," down in Texas. Stars: Gary Cooper & Doris Davenport |
Lux Radio Theater 538 - Sentimental Journey | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: John Payne & Lynn Bari |
Screen Guild Theater 315 - Susan and God | |||||||||||||
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Speed Gibson 143 - Barney Hypnotized by Wings of Giant Moth | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Barney is victimized by a large jungle moth, Kinka comes down with Black Water fever. |