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DRAGNET PILOT AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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The radio crime drama Dragnet, starring Jack Webb (above), debuted on television
in a special preview on NBC’s Chesterfield Sound Off Time on Sunday, December
16, 1951. The pilot was titled “The Human Bomb” and was adapted from a 1949
radio episode. After the pilot’s success, the Dragnet series officially began on
Thursday,  January 3, 1952. 

 

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ELVIS SIGNED WITH RCA ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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Elvis after signing his first contract with RCA Records

On November 21, 1955 Elvis Presley’s contract was officially transferred from Sun Records to RCA Records. Colonel Tom Parker negotiated the sale, which included
his five Sun singles and his unreleased Sun material. The price is an unprecedented $40,000, with a $5,000 bonus for Elvis. His first RCA single was "Heartbreak Hotel”
in 1956.

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RECORD CUT BY EDDIE COCHRAN ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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PLAY OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1946

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The Iceman Cometh
was written by playwright Eugene O’Neil in 1939. The play
premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York on October 9,
1946. It was directed by Eddie Dowling and ran for 136 performances closing
on March 15, 1947. 

 

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Eugene O’Neill

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DEBATES BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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On Monday September 26, 1960, 70 million viewers tuned in to watch Senator
John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-
ever televised presidential debate. It was the first of four televised "Great
Debates" between Kennedy and Nixon.

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