X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series
broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in numerous
timeslots on NBC. The series was never able to generate a
large following.   

A vintage Zenith tube radio from 1955.

Koufax’s total of 18 strikeouts in the game broke Dizzy Dean’s 26-
year-old National League record, and tied the major league record
held by Cleveland Indian ace Bob Feller.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1980.

The burned remains of a C-130 cargo plane used in the aborted
raid to rescue U.S. embassy hostages.

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is 75 today.

Barbra Streisand is among a small group of entertainers
who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar,
and Tony Award, and is one of only two artists who have
also won a Peabody. Streisand is one of the best-selling
music artists of all time, with more than 68.5 million albums
in the U.S.and a total of 145 million records sold worldwide.