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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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| Gunsmoke 230 - Old Pal | |||||||||||||
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| Hop Harrigan 1947-09-02 1282) - The Channel Wing Plane 5 | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 874 - Border Dope Smuggling | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1187 - Cow Thieves at the Kay See | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1500 - Revenge for an Outlaw | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2124 - Long Drought | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 2594 - Word of Honor | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 3220 - Rendezvous at the Little Big Horn | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 535 - Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Margaret O'Brien & Frank Gifford | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2864 - At Women's Jail and Perry's Office | |||||||||||||
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| Screen Guild Theater 312 - Weekend for Three | |||||||||||||
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| The Sealed Book 25 - You Only Die Once | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A scheming husband and wife team try to get a millionaire's money by murdering him. | ||||||||||||
| Speed Gibson 140 - Leaving Camp | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The Octopus plans to kill Mrs. Buchanan before the Secret Police can arrive ... but Clint has a plan. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 11 - The Hitch-Hiker | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A fellow going on a cross country car trip keeps meeting up with the same pesky spectral hitchhiker that he has no intention of picking up. Starring Orson Welles. Another version of this story was produced for Mercury Theater on the Air. Story by: Lucille Fletcher | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 56 - The Singing Walls | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A young man comes out of a drug stupor to discover that he may have killed another man. He has only a few hours to try to find out what happened. Two separate versions were produced for Suspense. Story by: Cornell Woolrich | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 941 - The Death of Alexander Jordan | |||||||||||||
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| Suspense 305 - The Morrison Affair | |||||||||||||
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| Tales of the Texas Rangers 9 - Play for Keeps | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | The story is based on the events of December 12, "several years ago." Jace Pearson tracks down the crooked constable who killed Sheriff Smithers in cold blood. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 223 - Stranger in the House | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Helen has been waiting for news of her brother for six years. When the brother finally shows up ... it's an imposter! | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 483 - Public Hero | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A photographer in love with the lady head of a movie studio tries to kill his rival and finds himself a celebrated hero! | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 23 - Range War | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 805 - Doninger Doninger Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I? Johnny uses an atlas to find the missing beneficiary. | ||||||||||||
| Philip Marlowe 48 - The Bum's Rush | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Marlowe's Aunt Jessie calls him up to ask him to find a man she wants to marry, a homeless bum named Jonathan Miter, who used to rake leaves for her. Marlowe is hired to find an old geezer, and finds murder instead. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Sam Spade 219 - Farmer's Daughter Caper | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Sam needs a room for the night and finds a strange tourist court, a man buried alive, shots in the night and of course a beautiful woman in his bedroom! | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 245 - Metropolis Football Team Poisoned ep2 | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1369 - George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| The Falcon 297 - Quarrelsome Quartet | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Who killed Dixie Taylor? Who killed George Reynolds? Thieves fall out! | ||||||||||||
| Bold Venture 24 - Terminal Key | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A dumb sounding jockey gives Slate the key to a locker at the bus station. Inside, there's a $100,000 in stolen money. Don't miss the finale ... it's a shoot-out in a shooting gallery. | ||||||||||||
| Boston Blackie 86 - The Stolen Rare Book | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | A rare book has been stolen from a library vault, and the theft compounded by murder. Who took the book from the vault, and how? | ||||||||||||
| Boston Blackie 138 - Fifty Dollar Shoeshine | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Blackie tackles a counterfeiting gang making $100 bills that are perfect, and a shoe shine boy who charges $50 and gives $100 change! | ||||||||||||
| Chandu the Magician 1948-09-03 50 - Roxor Is Alive | |||||||||||||
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| The Cisco Kid 1953-09-03 - 118) The Railroad War | |||||||||||||
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| Dick Tracy 1947-09-03 - 1146) The Case of the Low Hi-jack | |||||||||||||
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| Chase and Sanborn Hour 1939-09-03 - 122) Guest Wendy Barrie | |||||||||||||
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| Frontier Town 27 - Maverick Town | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Why are the Mexican couple who are running a restaurant being run out of town? | ||||||||||||
| Fu Manchu 102 - Joy Shop | |||||||||||||
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| The Great Gildersleeve 460 - Winning Leroy Back from Emily | |||||||||||||
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| Gunsmoke 177 - Change of Heart | |||||||||||||
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| Hop Harrigan 1947-09-03 1283) - The Channel Wing Plane 6 | |||||||||||||
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| Hopalong Cassidy 36 - Secret of Martin Doon | |||||||||||||
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| Jeff Regan, Investigator 71 - The British are Coming! | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Curt Grainger announces that he's going to kill a man; he wants Jeff Regan as a witness! The is the last show of the series. | ||||||||||||
| Let George Do It 260 - Blue Plate Special | |||||||||||||
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| Life of Riley 34 - The Houseboat Vacation (part 2) | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1344 - Little Rose | |||||||||||||
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| The Lone Ranger 1657 - The Stage to Dodge City | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Sam Slater steals the savings of a young and pretty traveler named Sarah Thompson. The money is re-stolen and Slater is murdered by the evil Gopher Gage. Tonto does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 2281 - Frontier Town Judge | |||||||||||||
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| Lux Radio Theater 491 - The Enchanted Cottage | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Robert Young & Dorothy McGuire | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 754 - Payment on Demand | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Stars: Bette Davis & Barry Sullivan | ||||||||||||
| Michael Shayne s1 47 - Signed, Rem | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Mike receives a letter signed, 'REM. ' The letter says that he's in deadly peril. Shayne soon finds a mummified human head in his apartment. A dead body is found in Mike's bed! | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2865 - At the Court House | |||||||||||||
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