Dangerous Assignment debuted over the NBC airwaves on February 6, 1950
and ran until 1953. It starred Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, a globe-trotting
agent for an unnamed U.S. government agency who investigates cases of
espionage, sabotage and threats to National Security.
Brian Donlevy
Robert L. "Bob" Douglas (November 4, 1882 – July 16, 1979)
Bob Douglas was the founder of the New York Renaissance basketball
team. Nicknamed the "Father of Black Professional Basketball", Douglas
owned and coached the Rens from 1923 to 1949, guiding them to a record
of 2,318-381 (.859). He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a
contributor in 1972, becoming the first African-American to be elected.
New York Times, 1939
Ross Simpson
1953
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ("Hammer") is 81 years old today
After learning to play baseball by hitting bottle caps with sticks he found
in the street, Hank Aaron led his high school team to the Mobile Negro
High School Championship two consecutive years.
1954
Original syndicated run: September 1, 1955 –
August 1, 1956.
Judge Roy Bean is a syndicated western television series
starring Edgar Buchanan as the legendary Kentucky-born
Judge Roy Bean, a Texas justice of the peace known as
"The Law West of the Pecos".
Brian Thomas
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
