ROSS SIMPSON

https://cjdfoundation.org/

• We provide a HelpLine – 7-days a week – to connect
  families with resources they need

• We offer referrals, support groups, and webinars

• We help educate families, caregivers, medical
  professionals, and funeral professionals

• We hold an Annual Family Conference that brings
  together affected families and prion disease experts

• We collaborate with scientists, clinicians, medical
  centers, health authorities, professional organizations,
  and international patient associations

• We offer a Research Grant Program with international
  awardees selected by our Scientific Advisory Committee

On October 5, 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) made
the first-ever televised presidential address from the White
House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain
in order to help starving Europeans.

In 1947, television was still in its infancy and the number of TV
sets in U.S. homes only numbered in the thousands (by the early
1950s, millions of Americans owned TVs); most people listened
to the radio for news and entertainment.

              
CAMILLE BOHANNON

On October 2, 1959, Rod Serling’s iconic sci-fi series “The
Twilight Zone” premiered on CBS to rave reviews.

The show, which promises to introduce viewers to a
“dimension as timeless as infinity,” quickly became a
classic.

The original “Twilight Zone” ran on CBS for five seasons,
from 1959 to 1964, totaling 156 episodes.

Each episode used supernatural, science-fiction and
fantastical stories to explore human nature, social issues
and the shared anxieties of the era.

The first episode, “Where Is Everybody?,” follows Mike
Ferris (Earl Holliman below), who finds himself alone in
a small town without any recollection of how he got there
or where he was.