The MARCH OF DIMES campaign to fight polio was founded by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had contracted polio himself at the age of 39.

   
                                    Poster from the 1950’s  

                
                The silver Roosevelt dime first issued in 1946

My Little Margie premiered on CBS as a summer sitcom replacement   
for I love Lucy in 1952, sponsored by Philip Morris cigarettes.The show
alternated TV networks between CBS and NBC until the final episode 
aired in 1955.

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My Little Margie starred Gale Storm (left) as Margie Albright
and former silent film star Charles Farrell ( right) played her
father Vern Albright.

Victoria Principal with co-star Patrick Duffy in the CBS
drama series Dallas. The show ran from 1978 to 1987.