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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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| 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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| Chandu the Magician 1948-09-07 52 - Reaching the Ruins | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1954-09-07 - 223) Trial by Tomahawk | |||||||||||||
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| Crime and Peter Chambers 21 - Irene Wilson's Dead Uncle Stanley | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Max Daley has committed suicide ... or has he? It's worth $200,000 to prove it was murder! | ||||||||||||
| Crime Classics 13 - The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, And Why She Killed | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A lady of Troy New York in 1845, and her doll Cecily. Very insane and very homicidal. | ||||||||||||
| Dr Kildare 33 - Carew Gets Medical Examiner Mixed Up | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A patient is brought into Blair Hospital in a diabetic coma. The patient's name isn't released until the end of the show, and with good reason! Meanwhile Miss Mudd is given a special tour of the facilities by Dr. Carew. | ||||||||||||
| Dragnet 264 - The Big Trunk | |||||||||||||
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| Ellery Queen 326 - Number Thirty One | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | George Arkaris is suspected of smuggling diamonds into the country. A black butler is found dead in the river, shortly after playing "the numbers"...a certain number! The "Guest Armchair Detective" is Sonya Stein (Radio Editor of The Washington ... | ||||||||||||
| The FBI in Peace and War 519 - The Scientific Touch | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An ex-police technician has been teaching a gang of crooks how to beat the lie detector. | ||||||||||||
| Fibber McGee and Molly 74 - Judge of Court of Domestic Relations | |||||||||||||
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| Flash Gordon 19 - General Tal Tries Capturing Dr Zarkov | |||||||||||||
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| Frontier Gentleman 31 - The Last Of Belle Siddon | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A robber named Archie McLaughlin has escaped to Cheyenne. Madame Verdi, the lady in the matter, has something to say about it. | ||||||||||||
| Fu Manchu 106 - Rima Kidnapped | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 2 - Marjorie's Cake | |||||||||||||
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| The Green Hornet 1939-09-07 - 375) Courtroom Racket | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 335 - Tried It - Didn't Like It | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Hank Jurgens complains that twelve year old Eddie Cates has been shooting his turkeys. When Eddie tells his father Grover that Hank has been visiting his step-mother Alma while Grover is away, his father swears revenge. | ||||||||||||
| Inner Sanctum Mystery 36 - Hunter from Beyond | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A hunter waits 100,000 years to get his man. | ||||||||||||
| Inner Sanctum Mystery 523 - The Meek Die Slowly | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A ghastly story that starts with 'Mr. Narco' stabbing Jane Carter to death with a pair of garden shears. | ||||||||||||
| The Judy Canova Show 1943-09-07 - 10) Getting Mineral Water for Pig, Lover Boy | |||||||||||||
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| The Judy Canova Show 1946-09-07 - 72) Judy's Coming Out Party | |||||||||||||
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| Life of Riley 121 - Riley Gets Promoted (aka 1946-09-17) | |||||||||||||
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| The Lives of Harry Lime 6 - Bohemian Star | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | In 1938 London, Harry pretends to be a reporter, learns about the crown jewels of Bockanovia, and gets involved with makers of fake diamonds, who plot to replace the real Bohemian Star with a replica. | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 876 - The Little Red Schoolhouse | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1502 - Torrero and Tarantula | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3278 - Trigger Finger | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 97 - Is Zat So | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 845 - My Cousin Rachel | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Olivia de Havilland & Ron Randell | ||||||||||||
| Mysterious Traveler 119 - Vacation from Life | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A meek college professor finds an explosive mine on a beach and decides to put it to use. | ||||||||||||
| Nick Carter, Master Detective 304 - The Case of the Bearded Queen | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The clue is in the "I" of the "EL." What does it mean? | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2867 - At The Women's Jail | |||||||||||||
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| Perry Mason 2085 - Mae Grant Cries Out | |||||||||||||
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| Philo Vance 9 - The Midget Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A short killing, with the solution leading to a big problem. While investigating the shooting of a theatrical promoter Heath and Markham discover his wife's dead body in a trunk. | ||||||||||||
| Red Ryder 1946-09-07 - Hassaysampa Kid | |||||||||||||
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| Screen Guild Theater 472 - Twelve O'Clock High | |||||||||||||
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| The Shadow 413 - The Phantom of the Lighthouse | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Murder, madness, a pirate's curse and buried treasure on a lonely island off the coast of Maine. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 108 - Voyage Through Darkness | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Judith Webster is a traveling companion to an elderly, wealthy woman. However, her companion has passed away and Judith must now escort the body back to America for burial. It's a somber duty and she looks forward to the voyage home as a chance to recuperate. ... | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 767 - The Wait | |||||||||||||
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| Tales of the Texas Rangers 94 - Alibi | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The story is based on the events of July 17, 1948. "The Deacon" has been badly beaten up, possibly by John Samson. The Deacon however, has lost his memory! | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 536 - Secret of Chalk Point | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Captain Jaeger, lost at sea for twenty-five years ago, appears on the beach near the home of his widow. | ||||||||||||
| Whitehall 1212 ep41 - Case of the Eaton Brothers | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A letter, written on the stationery of a London newspaper, is an exhibit in the 'Black Museum. ' A woman's body is found in a messy former wine shop. Marlene Corcoran's murderer confesses to a newspaper for five hundred pounds. The confession, ... | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 471 - Curse of Kamashek Matter ep5 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Conclusion: The secret of the bones. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 602 - Malibu Mystery Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A very expensive yacht has exploded and sank. It was worth over $150,000. Some phony diamonds and a phony explosion sinks a fraudulent scheme in Malibu, California. | ||||||||||||
| 21st Precinct 10 - The Certified 600 | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The safe of paint store owner, George Heelas, is stolen. | ||||||||||||
| 21st Precinct 61 - The Trip | |||||||||||||
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| Abbott & Costello Show 230 - Double Murder at the Liquor Distillery | |||||||||||||
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| Horatio Hornblower 10 - Disguised as a French Ship | |||||||||||||
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| Philip Marlowe 100 - The Fifth Mask | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | There were five masks. One for greed, one for cowardice, one for cruelty, and one for deceit. They all covered a murder, but it was the fifth mask that really counted! It uncovered the killer! | ||||||||||||
| Philip Marlowe 113 - The Medium was Rare | |||||||||||||
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