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SHOW FIRST AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1933

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Virginia Clark (as Helen) and David Gothard (Left), cast members
of “The Romance of Helen Trent”. Man at right is unidentified.

The first radio broadcast of "The Romance of Helen Trent" was
followed by 7,222 episodes, ending in 1960. The soap was one
of the most beloved of all the old time radio shows
. It outlived
most of network radio!

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From the National Radio Hall Of Fame Gallery.

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IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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On this day in 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.

 

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It was on this day in 1959.

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On this day in 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.

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Brigham Young
(June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877)

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  The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean 
  on this day in 1969.

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United States President Richard Nixon was in the central Pacific
recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, on July 24, 1969. The Apollo 11 astronauts are, from left,
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The crew was
quarantined after splashdown to ensure they did not bring back
any contamination from the moon.

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