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!
From the National Radio Hall Of Fame Gallery.
ED DANAHUE
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.
It was on this day in 1959.
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.
Brigham Young
(June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877)
The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean
on this day in 1969.
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.
The "Telstar" communications satellite (above) sent the first live
television broadcast to Europe.
The first public images beamed from New York to the Goonhilly Satellite
Earth Station in Cornwall (above) on July 23 should have been of President
John F Kennedy, but because of a delay in the United States viewers were
first treated to footage of a baseball game which was being shown on US
television.
The satellite was used for several television demonstrations before going
out of service on February 21 the following year.
Control staff at the British Goonhilly Earth Station
in Cornwall.
David Bowie (David Robert Jones)
(January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016)
(Fox News) – Before blasting off into space in 1969 with his first single at the
top of the UK charts, “Space Oddity," the late David Bowie, who was then
called by his birth name: David Jones, hitchhiked from band to band in
pursuit of stardom.
Now, his most primitive recording as a member of The Konrads is heading
to auction in September, and is expected to sell for at least $13,000.
Former The Konrads drummer and manager David Hadfield found the tape
today, which includes Bowie’s lead vocals on the song, “I Never Dreamed",
in an old bread basket sitting in his garage.
According to Hadfield, There is no other recording featuring David as lead
in existence.”
"The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS-TV on July 23, 1959.
The western/cowboy television series starring Gene Autry aired for 91
episodes from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored
by Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum.
Gene and Pat promoting the TV and radio
shoe in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, c. 1953.
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