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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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Adventures of Superman 1112 - Dr. Bly's Confidence Gang ep2 | |||||||||||||
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Adventures of Superman 1372 - George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss ep4 | |||||||||||||
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All-Star Western Theatre 57 - The Raisin' Bee | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A young couple has a baby the day their house burns down. The neighbors lend a hand. |
Buster Brown Gang 1952-09-06 - Melon Patch Murder | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 545 - Shots in the Dark | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 918 - Junior Partner | |||||||||||||
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Chandu the Magician 1948-09-06 51 - Chandu Escapes | |||||||||||||
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The Cisco Kid 1955-09-06 - 327) The Hermit of Tall Tree Mountain | |||||||||||||
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Comic Weekly Man 333 - Starting School, First Comic - Beetle Bailey | |||||||||||||
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Chase and Sanborn Program 1942-09-06 - Charles Ruggles | |||||||||||||
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Escape 199 - Train from Oebisfelde | |||||||||||||
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Fu Manchu 105 - Sean Greeble Disappears | |||||||||||||
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Gene Autry's Melody Ranch 1953-09-06 - Double Poison - 1st Song - She's My Sunflower | |||||||||||||
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The Great Gildersleeve 46 - The Golf Tournament | |||||||||||||
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The Great Gildersleeve 370 - Marjorie is Expecting | |||||||||||||
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The Green Hornet 1945-09-06 - Too Many Suspects | |||||||||||||
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Gunsmoke 20 - The Brothers | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Jim and Will Thompson are in town to sell a herd of horses...or are they? Who are the Thompson Brothers? A good surprise ending! Paul Ebert plays the role of Chester! |
Gunsmoke 125 - The Promise | |||||||||||||
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Description: | aka The Handcuffs. The first show of the season. Hank Springer has been shot in the leg, but manages to strangle a deputy sheriff and escape being taken in for trial. |
Gunsmoke 387 - Matt's Decision | |||||||||||||
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Have Gun, Will Travel 42 - All That Glitters | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Paladin is hired to safeguard a shipment of $50,000 in gold for the Pacific Savings Bank. |
Inner Sanctum Mystery 387 - Death Rides a Riptide | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A narrow ledge at the foot of a cliff holds the clue to murder. The rising tide evens the score. |
Inspector Thorne 8 - The Nickles and Dimes Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A woman who has been threatened by her estranged husband is found murdered. The murder weapon is a handkerchief containing nickles and dimes. |
Journey into Space - The Red Planet 1 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | April 1971. Jet and Mitch travel from Earth to the Moon by rocket. The Mars fleet (the flagship Discovery, 8 freighters and 20 men) begins its journey. During an EVA, Mitch's safety line fails, leaving him adrift. (source: wikipedia.org) |
Let George Do It 104 - The Impatient Redhead | |||||||||||||
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Let's Pretend 1947-09-06 - The Twelve Months | |||||||||||||
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Life of Riley 165 - Riley Enrolls At PIP Instead Of UCLA | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1189 - Partners at Pistol Point | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1658 - Dan Finds Crime | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A gang pushes a rancher off a cliff, forges a bill of sale on his ranch, and evicts the man's daughter. Dan Reid and the Ranger to the rescue. |
The Lone Ranger 1815 - Woodsman's Club | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 2126 - The Little Parson | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 2752 - Pledge to a Dead Man | |||||||||||||
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My Friend Irma 74 - Trip to Coney Island | |||||||||||||
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Perry Mason 2866 - At Tony's Place | |||||||||||||
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Philo Vance 61 - Oxford Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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Description: | During a hansom cab ride in the park Vance stops to help an old lady. She refuses his help saying that if he stays her boyfriend will be murdered. Her boyfriend is the butler of a murdered man. |
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 63 - The Misplaced Laundry Case | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Diamond gets the wrong bundle of laundry and washes a killer out of hiding! Dick Powell does not sing after the case. |
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 155 - George Lexington Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A young girl shoots a man ... after he's been knifed to death. aka "The Steak Knife Case" |
Screen Guild Theater 160 - The Major and the Minor | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 157 - Sorry, Wrong Number | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 818 - After the Movies | |||||||||||||
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Suspense 614 - Strange for a Killer | |||||||||||||
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Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 35 - Death Has Small Wings | |||||||||||||
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 470 - Curse of Kamashek Matter ep4 | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The curse strikes ... twice! |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 653 - Backfire That Backfired Matter | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A hotrod and a plan for murder. Johnny's almost tempted into matrimony, and who can blame him? Betty Lewis is on the phone from Hartford. |
Adventures of Superman 331 - Wolf ep4 | |||||||||||||
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Adventures of Superman 1113 - Dr. Bly's Confidence Gang ep3 | |||||||||||||
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The Falcon 394 - Jack of Diamonds | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Michael Waring learns that "when the cards are marked, someone's bound to make a killing!" |
The Avenger 14 - Thoroughbred Murders | |||||||||||||
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Barrie Craig 153 - Ghosts Don't Die in Bed | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A strange house on a stormy night, and a corpse in the library. The corpse is from an eighty year old murder! |
Challenge of the Yukon 676 - The Case of the Detective Who Liked Excitement | |||||||||||||
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Challenge of the Yukon 1030 - Murder on the Mountain | |||||||||||||
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